Open AccessAn uncommon side effect of a very commonly used medication: A case report on hydrocortisone‐induced bradycardia
Author(s) -
Payus Alvin Oliver,
Chai Ann Chee,
Mustafa Norlaila
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4678
Subject(s) - medicine , bradycardia , hydrocortisone , limiting , side effect (computer science) , sinus bradycardia , anesthesia , sinus (botany) , heart rate , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , botany , computer science , genus , engineering , biology , programming language
Sinus bradycardia is a rare but important side effect of high‐dose hydrocortisone. It is a self‐limiting condition that recovered spontaneously upon stopping the medication and did not recur with other types of corticosteroids.