Emergency treatment of bradycardias
Bradycardia in the acutely symptomatic patient is often associated with a poor prognosis and requires urgent diagnostic and therapeutic intervention. However, sinus bradycardia can also be purely chronic and harmless. In this situation, a structured approach to diagnosis and clinical assessment of t...
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Published in | Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin Vol. 113; no. 6; pp. 501 - 515 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | German |
Published |
Germany
01.09.2018
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Summary: | Bradycardia in the acutely symptomatic patient is often associated with a poor prognosis and requires urgent diagnostic and therapeutic intervention. However, sinus bradycardia can also be purely chronic and harmless. In this situation, a structured approach to diagnosis and clinical assessment of the bradycardia is paramount. In this article, an overview of bradycardia, its pathogenesis, and the differential diagnosis is provided. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 2193-6226 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00063-018-0460-8 |