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Bradyarrhythmias

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Causes

Common causes include myocardial infarction b  

Why?

  • One in five patients develop bradycardia within 4 hours of symptom onset; (21%: 95% CI: 17% to 25%) b  
  • One in ten have bradycardia after this (9%: 95% CI: 4.2% to 13%) b

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors   E   Ashley , CM   Ball
Reviewer   B   McGovern
CAT Writers   E   Ashley , CM   Ball , CJ   Wotton