Bradycardia

Overview

When you have bradycardia, your heart beats more slowly than usual. If you are physically fit, your heart may pump enough blood to your body even if your heart rate is slow. If your signs and symptoms (fainting spells, fatigue, shortness of breath, for example) prompt you to see a Mayo Clinic doctor, however, you'll need an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment to restore your heart to its normal rhythm.

Why choose Mayo Clinic

• Experience. Every year, Mayo Clinic doctors treat many men and women who have bradycardia using the latest technique suitable for each person.
• Expertise. Doctors and researchers at Mayo Clinic have been diagnosing and treating bradycardia and other heart rhythm disorders for decades.
• Team approach. Integrated teams at Mayo Clinic include doctors trained in medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the heart and veins (cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and cardiac and cardiovascular surgeons).

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report.

Read more about bradycardia and other heart arrhythmias.

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