Sinus Bradycardia

Question: What is the difference between Bradycardia and Sinus Bradycardia? An EKG revealed two years ago that I had Bradycardia. Now, it says Sinus Bradycardia. I dont have a good dr. sorry for the dumb question. What is the difference ? Should I be worried? Resting heartrate is 42-47

Answer: Bradycardia and Sinus bradycardia are pretty much the same thing. I think if you had another arrhythmia the EKG would have said so. If all it said was Bradycardia or Sinus Bradycardia they are the same. 42-47 is a little slow. You may have some kind of conduction delay. You may want to ask a Doc or better a cardiologist about it. But if your blood pressure is good with that rate your OK for now.

Question: Can you have Sinus bradycardia if your athletic? I was wondering if it would say "Sinus Bradycardia" if you are healthy, or would it just say "bradycardia". Mine says Sinus Bradycardia. Doctors are scartching their heads saying is she super healthy; or super sick? but they are old doctors thank you !!

Answer: It is not unusual for very healthy, athletic people to have resting heart rates in the 40-50's. Sinus bradycardia is your heart beating normally, just slower. Your heart is a big muscle, if you condition it well ( if you are athletic) it will perform optimally!

Question: Does anyone know what sinus bradycardia is, and what can cause it? Is it possible that a known medication that you are allergic to could cause this ?

Answer: slow heart rate can be caused by medications, sick sinus syndrome and even a heart attack, allergies do not cause bradycardia. good luck

Question: Sinus Tachycardia and sinus bradycardia? Sinus tachycardia is NOT come from the heart. What about sinus bradycardia? Where it comes from? Sinus tachycardia is out of the cardiologist managed as was told it comes from anxiety, stress, panic attack...... Why sinus bradycardia needs a pacemaker and cardiologist wants to involve? I'm confused!

Answer: Sinus bradycardia is beating of the heart slower than normal. This could be caused by several factors and has side effects such as tiredness, dizziness, and fainting. Installing a pacemaker could be one one of the ways to help speed the heart up to a normal heart beat. On the other end of the spectrum, sinus tachycardia is beating of the heart too fast. You were right when you stated that it is caused by stress. The reason that they don't put pacemakers in for people with sinus tachycardia is that it is easily cured with medications and a change in lifestyle, where as with sinus bradycarida these options are not as available as with sinus tachycardia. To answer your first question both brady and tachycardia come from the heart, there could be other factors involved but both involve the heart.

Question: what is sinus bradycardia with right ventricular hypertrophy?

Answer: You will find the article below interesting, and informative and I have tried to summarize the answer: Sinus bradycardia: A regular but unusually slow heart beat (60 beats/minute or less at rest). Sinus bradycardia can be the result of many things including good physical fitness, medications, and some forms of heart block. "Sinus" refers to the sinus node, the heart's natural pacemaker which creates the normal regular heartbeat. "Bradycardia" means that the heart rate is slower than normal. Fainting can occur with sinus bradycardia if the heart slows down even more. This can occur, for example, when the vagus nerve sends a signal to the heart that suddenly drops the heart rate. Choking or gagging can trigger this response which is called the vasovagal reflex. US President George W. Bush has sinus bradycardia and had an episode of fainting due to a vasovagal response after choking on a pretzel. Your heart muscle responds to an increased workload much like your arm muscles respond to weightlifting — by enlarging and thickening. As the muscle cells of your heart increase in size, the heart wall widens. However, unlike your biceps muscle, which rests when you put down the dumbbell, your heart muscle must work nonstop. Left ventricular hypertrophy may take up anywhere from weeks to years to develop. Over time, the heart muscle becomes "stiff" and the amount of blood that the heart can effectively pump out to the body begins to drop. Left untreated, the overdeveloped heart muscle will wear out and eventually fail. Left ventricular hypertrophy usually develops in response to excessive blood pressure (pressure overload) or excessive blood volume filling the left ventricle (volume overload). Pressure overload Causes of pressure overload include: * Hypertension. Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood pumped by the heart and how the blood vessels respond to the pressure (resistance). High blood pressure is the most common cause of left ventricular hypertrophy. * Aortic stenosis. This is a condition in which there's a narrowing of the aortic valve, the flap separating your heart from the aorta, the large blood vessel that branches off your heart and delivers oxygen-rich blood to your body. When the aortic valve is narrowed, blood flow from the heart into the aorta and on to your body is obstructed. Aortic stenosis causes blood pressure to build in the left ventricle. Volume overload Causes of volume overload include: * Aortic valve regurgitation. Aortic valve regurgitation is a condition in which the heart valve separating the left ventricle and the aorta doesn't close properly, resulting in some blood flowing backward into the left ventricle. This increases the volume of blood in the left ventricle. * Dilated cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy refers to a weakening of the heart muscle. The condition may be inherited or acquired later in life. Dilated cardiomyopathy involves the enlargement of one or more chambers of your heart. An enlarged left ventricle is able to fill with more blood and requires more force to pump it out to your body. Left ventricular hypertrophy can occur in the absence of pressure or volume overload. An inherited condition that causes a thickening in part or all of the heart (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) can cause left ventricular hypertrophy. The above is and indicator of failing heart, and sudden death can ensue.

Question: Pediatric Sinus Bradycardia Question.....? This is the information listed on the ECG of my 14 yo Son. Sinus Bradycardia Possible left ventricular hypertrophy. Vent rate 51 BPM PR Interval 128 ms QRS duration 104 ms QT/QTc 396/363 ms P-R-T axes -18 81 19 Can anyone help me understand all this? I read up on it but I don't like what I found as far as possible outcomes. Any help appreciated. Thank you.

Answer: He is not in any imminent danger at a rate of 51, but you would want it to be higher. And it is in a normal sinus rhythm which is good. The left ventricular hypertrophy can become serious, causing heart failure, if the ejection rate is too low. I would assume he has a heart block in one of the nodes? Has he ever been in heart failure?

Question: What is sinus bradycardia and arrhythmia? Is it serious?

Answer: Sinus bradycardia = regular heart rate, below 60 beats per minute. Normal sinus rhythm = regular heart rate, between 60-100 beats per minute. Arrhythmia: heart rate that is too fast or too slow, either being regular or irregular (there are dozens of types of arrhythmias). Most athletes have bradycardia because their heart is strong and can pump more effectively (and therefore, it doesn't need to beat as fast to get the job done). Bradycardia usually isn't a problem for young, healthy individuals. However, you'd have to ask your doctor on whether or not it is serious. For some people, it is normal. With all the different types of arrhythmias, its hard to say if it is serious. There are lethal arrhythmias, in which you would not be alive right now, and there are normal variances of arrhythmias. Only your doctor or cardiologist could tell you the seriousness of the arrhythmia.

Question: right bundle branch block and sinus bradycardia together are they serious? I had preop EKG and they found this. I am having total hip replacements, 3 months apart. Should I see a cardiologist? Should I be worried? My PCP and Surgeon says not.

Answer: Right bundle branch block (RBBB), associated with sinus bradycardia, is a matter of serious concern. This is a highly practical question, and requires experience backed answer. It's mandatory to have your cardiac status evaluated, however the of tests will be guided by your cardiologist, as you have undergone total hip plasty. Kindly ensure that he is a experienced cardiology.

Question: I have hypertension. I never had any problems before and always had normal BP. I do have sinus-bradycardia? I am a 25 year old female experiencing HBP. I have tried to control my salt intake and exercise. I am not overweight. I am in grad school, but otherwise low stress. I was taking birth control and my doctor suggested to stop taking it to see if that is the problem. I'm wondering, if that's not it, why does a healthy young woman have HBP?? What else could it be? A heart problem? I am a little concerned to have this issue at such a young age.

Answer: dose hypertension run in your family ? but i would be tempted to phone my cardiologist....

Question: what is sinus bradycardia? I need info on possible hypocalcemia or t-u fusion, minor i.v. conduction defect

Answer: Sinus bradycardia can be defined as a sinus rhythm with a resting heart rate of 60 beats/minute or less. However, few patients actually become symptomatic until their heart rate drops to less than 50 beats/minute. The action potential responsible for this rhythm arises from the sinus node and causes a P wave on the surface ECG that is normal in terms of both amplitude and vector. These P waves are typically followed by a normal QRS complex and T wave.

Question: sinus bradycardia? how may sinus bradycardia promote electrical instability in the heart and predispose one to pvc(premature ventricular contractions) in cardiac patients with mi?

Answer: Well, sinus bradycardia, the term means that you have a slow rhythm coming off the sinoatrial node of your heart. Generally, the sinoatrial node is the main pacemaker of the heart and sets the rhythm for the rest of the heart tissue because it will depolarize and fire the fastest, propogating to the rest of the hear tissue. Now, most of the rest of the structures of your heart also have this same sort of depolarization, which is called electric rhythmicity. So, the ventricles might also be depolarizing spontaneously. Now, normally the sinoatrial node will get there first and fire a pulse across the heart, but if it is slow then the ventricles might depolarize first and spread their wave, predisposing the patient to premature ventricular contraction.

Question: Is there any specific treatment fo heart diseases relating to sinus bradycardia? Can Ayurveda be relied as a s? Are the medicines prescribed by Ayurvedic cardiologists safe and curative?

Answer: the specific treatment would be to place a pacemaker. This will give the heart a little shock, when the heart rate gets below 60, which will cause the heart to beat. The heart rate would not go below 60. A defibrillator would not be helpful in this. It gives the heart a large shock when the heart is beating too fast. To place a pacemaker, a 4 inch incision is made usually on the left upper chest. There, they place a metal box a little bigger than a zippo lighter. They will also be attatching wires to the heart that the electrical current will travel. In most cases, this is an over night hospital stay. I'm not quite sure what the second part of your question is asking. All information provided is for general information only and is in no way a substitute for being seen and educated by a medical doctor.

Question: what does sinus bradycardia with marked sinus arrhythmia mean? ekg, done 10 days ago

Answer: sinus bradycardia means slow heart rate sinus arrythmia means heart is not beating in the normal rythym but the heart beat is still starting in the right place. Many people live wiht this for their whole lives and never even know they have it. Stress less.

Question: hi I'm worry because my daughters ekg results came out adnormal it reads as sinus bradycardia and ventricular

Answer: Check out the website below, very good information: Sinus bradycardia occurs when the hearts rate is slower than 60 beats per minute. The sinus bradycardia rhythm is similar to normal sinus rhythm, except that the RR interval is longer. Each P wave is followed by a QRS complex in a ratio of 1:1. The PR interval is often slightly prolonged and occasionally, the P-waves might be abnormally wide. The symptoms of sinus bradycardia include dyspnea(shortness of breath), dizziness, and extreme fatigue. Bradycardia may be accompanied by an increase in stroke volume due to greater end diastolic pressure (preload). The pulse volume may be greater due to a greater stroke volume and an increased diastolic run-off time (longer time for blood to flow away from the heart). A bradycardia may be a normal physiological phenomenon or result from a cardiac or non-cardiac disorder. Good Luck, I hope your daughter is doing well.

Question: Anyone know about Sinus Bradycardia or Sinus Arrythmia? Please read on....? I got my EKG/ECG results today and they said that is what I have. They also did a blood test and said that something I have no idea about, a LOW LEVEL CRP test- 1.00 mg/L =Low 1.00-3.00mg/L=Average & 3.00mg/L=High (2x) Mine says I have 4.78 mg/L What the heck does that really mean? Anyway, is there any medicine I should talk to my doctor about or is this something that I will always have or what? Someone please tell me what all this means?

Answer: Sinus bradycardia is where the heart is beating normally but slower than normal (less than 60 beats per minute). A sinus arrhythmia is where the heart beat is abnormal but normal rate (between 60 and 100 beats per minute). CRP is C-Reactive Protein. It raises in the presence of inflammation. So, your heart might be either too slow or not beating properly and your body might have some kind of inflammation. The solution may be medication to speed your heart up or to make it beat more effectively as well as an anti-inflammatory (steroid?) to address the high CRP.

Question: i had a ecg done and it came out that i have sinus bradycardia what does that mean and can i die??i'm only 25

Answer: Sinus bradycardia means a normal rhythm which is slightly slower. Significance depends on how slow it is. It can occur in healthy athletes as well.