Bradycardia

Quick meaning: Bradycardia is a noun meaning (medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

Meaning

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

Example Sentences

When your resting heart rate is under 60 bpm, providers call it bradycardia.

Both CRT-Ds and ICDs are implanted under the skin, in the patient’s upper chest area. The devices have wires called leads that attach to the heart and regulate the rhythm of the muscle. Defibrillators help patients with bradycardia – a slow heartbeat – by pacing the heartbeat and those with tachycardia – a fast heartbeat – by delivering shocks that reset heartbeats to normal.

Word Forms

• bradycardias

Synonyms for bradycardia

Depending on context, synonyms include brachycardia.

Antonyms for bradycardia

Common opposites include tachycardia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bradydysrhythmia, brady, brachycardia, bradyrhythmia, bradypnea, tachycardia.

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