{"id":5004,"date":"2023-05-10T12:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T11:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/?page_id=5004"},"modified":"2025-03-21T17:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:18:40","slug":"sinus-bradycardia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/sinus-bradycardia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinus bradycardia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5004\" class=\"elementor elementor-5004\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43f1dfa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43f1dfa0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30c26983\" data-id=\"30c26983\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb5df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beb5df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Arrhythmias<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cd72f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40cd72f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sinus bradycardia<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d17077c\" data-id=\"d17077c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b28a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b28a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-513dcef1\" data-id=\"513dcef1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf8a7e0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cf8a7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ea3ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60ea3ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is sinus bradycardia?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92c790c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92c790c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87628bb\" data-id=\"87628bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9c045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9c045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8220;Bradycardia&#8221;<\/strong> is the medical term for a heart that is beating too slowly &#8211; less than 60 beats per minute &#8211; and<strong> sinus bradycardia<\/strong> is the most common type of <strong>bradycardia<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Sinus bradycardia<\/strong> is caused by a disruption of normal sinoatrial node (SA node) function. The SA node is a small patch of electrical tissue that sits at the top of the right atrium and sends out the signals that initiate and control our heartbeats. If it is firing slowly &#8211; and there can be many reasons for this &#8211; <strong>sinus bradycardia<\/strong> will be the result.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430371e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"430371e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429acb8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"429acb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Heart contractions: Sinus bradycardia vs normal heart<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40371bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"40371bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"555\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_04_002.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b4_04\/b4_04_002.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_04_002.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"heart with bradycardia\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d823bd\" data-id=\"8d823bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b4beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b4beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sinus <\/strong><strong>bradycardia<\/strong> isn\u2019t always a sign that something is wrong. A slow heartbeat can have many causes, some problematic and some not.<\/p><p>And unlike the other arrhythmias we discuss in this section, <strong>sinus<\/strong> <strong>bradycardia<\/strong> isn&#8217;t necessarily always a disorder itself; it can be a symptom of another underlying disorder. It can also be a side-effect of treatment for some other cardiovascular problem.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s normal for our hearts to beat slowly sometimes. Many athletes and physically active adults have resting heart rates below 60 beats per minute, and our pulse always slows when we are asleep or relaxing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if your heart rate is persistently too slow, or if you\u2019re experiencing symptoms like general weakness, dizziness, or shortness of breath, your bradycardia may be a sign of underlying disease and then it needs to be checked out by a physician.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>If you want learn more about a normal heartbeat take a look at <strong>Your heart: The basics<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76c0c22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76c0c22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaa8c18\" data-id=\"eaa8c18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51974b9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51974b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae3d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ae3d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What causes sinus bradycardia?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83c6e27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83c6e27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82eca95\" data-id=\"82eca95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086c241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"086c241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An abnormally slow heart rate can be caused by a wide range of different conditions, some quite serious and some not. And, as we said in the above section, many very athletic people have a slow resting heartrate that is normal for them and isn&#8217;t a sign of anything wrong.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b2469 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57b2469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df1c4a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df1c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Electrical signals: Sinus Bradycardia vs normal heart<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa84b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9fa84b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"555\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_04_001.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b4_04\/b4_04_001.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_04_001.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"heart with bradycardia\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd7dda6\" data-id=\"bd7dda6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bc94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4bc94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paradoxically, regular users of stimulant drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine often have resting <strong>bradycardia<\/strong>. This happens because their hearts become acclimated to over-stimulation and they compensate by dialing the rate down so it&#8217;s normal when over-stimulated and artificially slow when not.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are diagnosed with <strong>bradycardia<\/strong>, your doctor may want to run some tests in order to understand more about any underlying causes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common causes of <strong>sinus <\/strong><\/span><b>bradycardia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep apnea<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medications, especially those used to treat other heart conditions, such as beta blockers<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diseases such as Lyme disease<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heart surgery complications<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/heart-attack\/\">Heart attack<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sick sinus syndrome: Your SA node, which is your heart\u2019s pacemaker, isn\u2019t triggering reliably<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>If you want learn more about how your heart works, take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/your-hearts-electrical-system\/\">Your heart\u2019s electrical system.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1412a17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1412a17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0aee576\" data-id=\"0aee576\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327a605 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"327a605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250de83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"250de83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the symptoms of sinus bradycardia?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7cea77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7cea77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e7c22a\" data-id=\"8e7c22a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8115759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8115759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people with <strong>sinus<\/strong> <strong>bradycardia<\/strong> experience no symptoms and don&#8217;t even know that they have an abnormally slow heartbeat.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, a very slow heart rate can lead to problems. You may suffer from insufficient blood flow to the brain and other organs, and this can cause a wide range of symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5004b9\" data-id=\"c5004b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae6555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae6555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a list of some common symptoms of <strong>sinus<\/strong> <strong>bradycardia<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiredness or weakness<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dizziness or fainting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortness of breath<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3ac2cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3ac2cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2bfe35\" data-id=\"f2bfe35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eeab81 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0eeab81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fde65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4fde65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How is <strong>sinus<\/strong> bradycardia treated?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-166f81f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"166f81f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abcfbf0\" data-id=\"abcfbf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d312aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d312aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your symptoms are severe, your doctor will recommend treatment. Of course, if your <strong>sinus<\/strong> <strong>bradycardia<\/strong> is the result of an underlying disease, treating that disease will be the first priority.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5281b9\" data-id=\"b5281b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d3206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d3206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatments for <strong>sinus<\/strong> <strong>bradycardia<\/strong> include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment of any underlying cause or disorder<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surgical insertion of a pacemaker<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes to your medications and\/or lifestyle changes<\/span><\/li><li>Avoidance of any medications or drugs that might further slow down your heart rate<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bc771d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bc771d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99ad9a4\" data-id=\"99ad9a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c23663 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c23663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bed941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bed941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the aims of treatment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ac6d83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ac6d83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2aba27\" data-id=\"b2aba27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a076f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a076f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aims of treatment for people with <strong>sinus <\/strong><strong>bradycardia<\/strong> are to increase and strengthen the heart rate and lessen the severity of symptoms that can make daily living a struggle.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bdc1bd\" data-id=\"0bdc1bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00fc82b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00fc82b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increasing blood flow to the brain will reduce the risk of fainting attacks and dizziness, and a stronger, faster heart rate will improve energy levels and sleep health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrhythmias Sinus bradycardia What is sinus bradycardia? &#8220;Bradycardia&#8221; is the medical term for a heart that is beating too slowly &#8211; less than 60 beats per minute &#8211; and sinus bradycardia is the most common type of bradycardia. Sinus bradycardia is caused by a disruption of normal sinoatrial node (SA node) function. 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