Abstract

Symptomatic bradicardia and pacemaker use in the emergency room . rev.fac.med. [online]. 2007, vol.55, n.3, pp.191-208. ISSN 0120-0011.

Pacemakers are universally accepted devices used for the management of symptomatic bradycardia. Their use can be temporal or indefinite. Many patients assist to the emergency room service with symptoms that can or can not be associated with bradycardia. Sometimes the heart rate is too slow, and patients have signs and symptoms ase: acute alteration mental status, chest pain, hypotension, congestive heart failure, seizures, syncope or shock. These situations can compromise patients' life. Identify those emergency cases related with bradycardia and to take the correct decisions are a total challenge for emergency.

Keywords : pacemaker; biological clocks; heart arrest; arrhythmia; cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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