bradyarrhythmia

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bradyarrhythmia

[brad″e-ah-rith´me-ah]

bradycardia associated with arrhythmia; the rate is 60 beats per minute or less. It is caused by conditions such as sinus bradycardia, sinoatrial block, and atrioventricular block.

bra·dy·ar·rhyth·mi·a

(brad'ē-ă-ridh'mē-ă),

Any disturbance of the heart's rhythm resulting (by convention) in a rate less than 50 beats/minute.

[brady- + G. a- priv. + rhythmos, rhythm]

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bradyarrhythmia

A heart rhythm in which there is an arrhythmia combined with a rate < 60 beats/minute.

bradyarrhythmia

A heart rhythm in which there is an arrhythmia combined with a rate < 60 beats/min

bra·dy·ar·rhyth·mi·a

(brad'ē-ă-ridh'mē-ă)

Any disturbance of the heart's rhythm resulting in a rate less than 60 beats per minute.

[brady- + G. a- priv. + rhythmos, rhythm]

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