Talk:Bradycardia

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Brachycardia? That looks more like a misreading or typo than an alternate name. It means "short heart", which doesn't make sense. -phma 14:47, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] The diving response

Short term bradycardia can also be induced through a nervous reflex called the Diving Response. It is initiated by the immersion of a persons face into cold water. A decrease in heart rate and increase in blood pressure result.

[edit] This article my make people with slow heart rates afraid

There are a lot of healthy people with hearth rates below 50 who are not exactly athletes. My resting hearth rate has been below 50 since I first measured it when I was 10 years old. Count Iblis 23:57, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wow

I have never heard Bradycardia described in such a negative way. I have a resting heart rate around 50 and my doctor has never shown a bit of concern about this, after reading this article I am worried. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marshall70 (talk • contribs) 01:22, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ...so what?

This article doesn't really seem to give very detailed reasons as to why having this condition is undesirable. It doesn't give symptoms or problems, and doesn't really say how severe an issue it is if you have it. All it really seems to do is give a name to a condition and scare the crap out of people that think they might have it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sgt. Muffles (talk • contribs) 23:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I think that is issue highlights the limitations of medical science's knowledge of the range of normality in the normal healthy population. Science is mostly concerned with the unhealthy and to a niche extent the super-healthy athletes.
Personally speaking I like to think I'm a normal healthy middle-aged and am proud that I can get my relaxing pulse below 50 without ever being an athlete --86.160.131.91 17:13, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Did you actually read the article? If you do, and this was I presume the version when you made your comment [1] you would have noticed it does actually say why the condition can sometimes be a problem. Specifically "With bradycardia, the first is to address the associated symptoms, such as fatigue, limitations on how much an individual can physically exert, fainting (syncope), dizziness or lightheadedness, or other vague and non-specific symptoms. The other reason to treat bradycardia is if the person's ultimate outcome (prognosis) will be changed or impacted by the bradycardia." While I appreciate reading an article takes time, it's usually best to do it before complaining about said article Nil Einne (talk) 07:44, 23 December 2007 (UTC)