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What Causes Bradycardia and How is it Treated

by | Jul 23, 2021 | Blog, Heart Disease by Dr Gokhale

what causes bradycardia and how is it treated
On average, the heart of an individual beats around 60-100 times and in cases of Bradycardia it beats lower than 60 times per day. While a lower resting heart rate is considered beneficial for an individual, it is not exactly so, if the heart is failing to pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the parts of the body in cases of Bradycardia.

So what causes Bradycardia, what are its symptoms and how is corrected in patients looking for Bradycardia treatment in Hyderabad? Read on to know:

What causes Bradycardia?

“Bradycardia is slow heart rate and the term slow can depend on person to person. A case of normal adult’s heart rate that is less than 60 beats per minute can be considered Bradycardia.” according to Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale, a leading heart specialist in Hyderabad.

Causes of lower heart rate in Bradycardia:

There can be a number of problems that can ultimately impact the heart and result in a lower heart rate, some of them are:

  1. Problems with Sinoatrial (SA) node i.e. our natural pacemaker of the heart not functioning properly.
  2. Conduction pathway problems that may cause electrical impulse transmission issues that ultimately result in a heartbeat.
  3. Damage to the heart due to a prior heart attack, or heart blockage that can stop the heart from functioning efficiently.
  4. Metabolic problems like hypothyroidism and even a few medications can result in Bradycardia as a side effect.

Symptoms of Bradycardia:

As Bradycardia results in organs not receiving enough blood and oxygen, the common symptoms of Bradycardia include light-headedness, fatigue, shortness of breath, pain in the chest, memory problems, syncope, lack of endurance in cardio and dizziness.

Bradycardia Treatment in Hyderabad:

Bradycardia can be hard to detect as patients ignore and also the heart may go slow and revert to normal on and off. If the patient is suffering from symptoms of Bradycardia a heart specialist performs diagnostic tests and can have you wear a 24-hour monitor to diagnose the condition.

The treatment for Bradycardia in Hyderabad is based on the root cause of the problem. In case of metabolic problems and medication-related side effects, appropriate course correction is done. If there is an inherent problem in the heart that is not the above two, and the lower heart rate is serious enough to cause other organ damage, then a heart specialist in Hyderabad may consider a pacemaker. This pacemaker is a tiny electrical device whose electric charge can help the heart pump blood at a steady and stable rate.

Who to consult for Bradycardia treatment in Hyderabad?

The term ‘slow’ can vary from person to person and also situation as our heart can slow down drastically in our deep sleep as it should be, and a physically active person can have a lower heartbeat at rest. And this is why this condition can be ignored which can have serious consequences and hence has to be treated as soon as possible.

So if you are an elder adult we advise you to adopt a healthy lifestyle and get your heart health checked at regular intervals. That said, if you have already experienced Bradycardia and are looking for Bradycardia treatment in Hyderabad, then you India’s No.1 Heart Specialist Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale can help you. You can contact him here @Call 9603040506