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Pacemaker Implantation Among Cross-Country Skiers

American College of Cardiology

Does prolonged, high-intensity endurance training increase the risk of bradycardia requiring pacemaker implantation and ultimately the long-term mortality risk?

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What happens to PR Interval in Sinus bradycardia?

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

What happens to PR Interval in sinus Bradycardia ? Depends on the cause of Sinus bradycardia Answer When cardiac cycle slows down, every interval must get prolonged. Normally PR doesn,t stretch that far in isolated benign sinus bradycardia. Sinus rate is determined by SA nodal, funny pacemaker current (if).The

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What to Know About Bradycardia

AMS Cardiology

This can include our hearts, which may develop conditions like bradycardia or a slow heart rate. What Is Bradycardia ? Are you wondering “ What is bradycardia ?” Bradycardia is a condition in which the heart’s rhythm is too slow. Medications – Certain medications can slow down the heart rate as a side effect.

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Study finds some male cross-country skiers at higher risk for bradycardia and pacemakers

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Men who perform well in the cross-country ski race Vasaloppet are at increased risk of having abnormally low heart rates and pacemakers later in life. However, the researchers behind the study did not uncover any link to increased mortality, rather the opposite—the skiers lived longer than the general population.

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Systematic review of the incidence and clinical risk predictors of atrial fibrillation and permanent pacemaker implantation for bradycardia in Fabry disease

Open Heart

Objective We conducted a systematic review evaluating AF burden and bradycardia requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation and report any predictive risk factors identified. Study outcomes included AF or bradycardia requiring therapy. Databases included Embase, Medline, PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL and Cochrane.

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HonorHealth Research Institute Study Uses New Programing for Pacemakers to Control High Blood Pressure Without Additional Drugs

DAIC

milla1cf Thu, 06/20/2024 - 19:40 June 20, 2024 — A programing algorithm, being tested by HonorHealth Research Institute for those patients with new or recently installed pacemakers, is designed so the device not only provides a steady heartbeat, but also controls high blood pressure.

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Case Report: Leadless and left bundle branch area pacemakers, complementary advantages require a personalized approach

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Traditional transvenous pacemakers consist of a pacemaker generator usually positioned surgically in the upper left chest on the pectoral muscle fascia and one or more leads positioned through the veins to the right atrium and across the tricuspid valve to the right ventricular apex.