Risk Factors
A risk factor is something that increases your chance for getting a disease or condition. Risk factors for bradycardia include the following:
- Advancing age
- Hypothyroidism
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Drugs such as (most commonly used for):
- Clonidine and other centrally acting alpha-2 adrenergic agonists ( high blood pressure )
- Cholinesterase inhibitors ( Alzheimer’s disease )
- Calcium antagonists (high blood pressure, heart disease)
- Digitalis and other cardiac glycosides (heart failure and arrhythmias )
- Lithium
- Beta-blockers (high blood pressure, heart disease), also used in some eye drops
- Exposure to certain toxins
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Cardiac disease, such as:
- Heart attack
- Degeneration, calcification, or “wearing out” of the conduction system
- Congestive heart failure
- Valvular failure
- Heart conditions that are inherited or present at birth (congenital heart defects)
- Electrolyte imbalances (high or low potassium levels)
- Sleep apnea
- Rarely seen with lupus or other collagen vascular diseases
- Head injuries
- Hypothermia
- Hypoglycemia
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Infectious diseases, such as:
- Diphtheria
- Rheumatic fever
- Viral myocarditis
- Lyme disease
- Chagas disease
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