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Bradycardia differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Overview

Bradycardia must be differentiated from sinoatrial block, atrioventricular block, wandering atrial pacemaker, junctional escape rhythms, and ventricular escape rhythms.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Bradycardia must be differentiated from sinoatrial block, atrioventricular block, wandering atrial pacemaker, junctional escape rhythms and ventricular escape rhythms.[1]

Differential Diagnosis
  • Sinoatrial Block
  • Atrioventricular heart block or dissociation
  • Wandering atrial pacemaker
  • Junctional (AV nodal) escape rhythms
  • Ventricular escape (idioventricular) rhythms
References

References

  1. “StatPearls”. 2020. PMID 29630253.

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