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Bradyarrhythmias/Heart Blocks

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Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing and Sudden Death

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A cardiac bradyarrhythmia may be the result of disordered impulse formation, disordered impulse conduction, or both. Human anatomy and physiology of the cardiac electrophysiological system are reviewed to provide a framework for an understanding of the patterns of sinus node, AV node, and His-Purkinje system dysfunction that result in clinical bradyarrhythmias. The important pathologic processes leading to these clinical bradyarrhythmias are discussed. The symptoms of the bradyarrhythmias are considered along with the details of treatment approaches with an emphasis on the indications for and appropriate selection of the platforms of implanted permanent cardiac pacemakers.

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  1. Department of Cardiac Sciences, Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada

    L. Brent Mitchell M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

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  1. Lankenau Heart Institute and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Peter Kowey

  2. Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Jonathan P. Piccini

  3. Bernard Trabin Chair in Cardiology Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Cardiology, Associate Clinical Director Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

    Gerald Naccarelli

  4. Professor Emeritus of Medicine Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Columbia University, New York, USA

    James A. Reiffel

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Brent Mitchell, L. (2017). Bradyarrhythmias/Heart Blocks. In: Kowey, P., Piccini, J., Naccarelli, G., Reiffel, J. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing and Sudden Death. Cardiovascular Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58000-5_18

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