SINUS BRADYCARDIA

Course overview

SINUS BRADYCARDIA IS A CARDIAC RHYTHM WITH APPROPRIATE CARDIAC MUSCULAR DEPOLARIZATION INITIATING FROM THE SINUS NODE AND A RATE OF FEWER THAN 60 BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM). THE DIAGNOSIS OF THIS CONDITION REQUIRES AN ECG SHOWING A NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM AT A RATE LOWER THAN 60 BPM. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS ARE ASYMPTOMATIC, WHILE OTHERS MAY PRESENT WITH FATIGUE, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, DIZZINESS, EXERCISE INTOLERANCE, SYNCOPE OR PRESYNCOPE, WORSENING OF ANGINAL SYMPTOMS, WORSENING OF HEART FAILURE, OR COGNITIVE SLOWING. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SINUS BRADYCARDIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.