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Sinus Bradycardia in the Aged
Author(s) -
FRIEDMAN GEORGE
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1978.tb01338.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sinus (botany) , bradycardia , cerebral arteriosclerosis , sinus bradycardia , cardiology , electrical conduction system of the heart , sick sinus syndrome , electrocardiography , conduction abnormalities , heart rate , blood pressure , botany , biology , genus
In the aged, sinus bradycardia represents the sinus‐node‐dysfunction component of diffuse conduction system disease associated with coronary and cerebral arteriosclerosis. Findings are presented on 15 patients whose ages ranged from 69 to 93 years at the time of admission to a home for the aged. They remained under observation (with electrocardiographic data) for from less than 1 year up to 18 years. The findings illustrate the evolution of conduction system abnormalities, including sinus node dysfunction, occurring either as an initial or an interval event. These abnormalities represent positive indications for pacemaker insertion in the aged.