Sinus bradycardia, or a slow heart rate, can be a sign of cardiovascular health in healthy young adults and endurance athletes. It can also be a sign of an underlying condition requiring medical ...

Syncope is most common in the young and the old, with an incidence peak at around 15 years of age, particularly in women; subsequently, there is a progressive increase in frequency over the age of ...

6 Among children, respiratory causes of arrest are more common than cardiac causes; however, hypoxia may lead to bradycardia and subsequent asystole. Cardiac arrest data from 36 902 adults and 880 ...

By the time she was admitted to the accident and emergency department, she was in circulatory shock and no longer conscious. Echocardiography aroused suspicion of pulmonary embolism, but the ECG ...

It’s given in cases of bradycardia, an atypically slow heart rhythm. The drug can sometimes work in cases where complete heart block is triggered by a heart attack or medications. If complete ...

38 It is not presently possible to ascertain the exact relative contribution of either genes or training to elite sporting performance, and it must be recognised that it is likely that the relative ...

Vagally mediated atrioventricular (AV) block is defined as a paroxysmal AV block, localised within the AV node, associated with slowing of the sinus rate. All types of second-degree AV block, ...

Most newly born infants do not require immediate cord clamping or resuscitation and can be evaluated and monitored during skin-to-skin contact with their mothers after birth. Chest compressions are ...

Patients with cervical injuries have a higher risk of bradycardia (29 %), sudden unprovoked cardiac arrest (16 %) and conduction system disturbances, particularly in the first few weeks after the ...