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 inMedizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin Vol. 113; no. 6; pp. 501 - 515
Main Authors Deubner, N, Ziakos, A, Greiss, H, Neumann, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.09.2018
Subjects
Heart arrest
Electrocardiography
Cardiac arrhythmia
Acute coronary syndrome
Heart diseases
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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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ISSN:2193-6226
DOI:10.1007/s00063-018-0460-8