Bradycardia epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M.Umer Tariq [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- One in 600 adults over the age of 65 has sinus node dysfunction.[1]
Prevalence
- The frequency of sick sinus syndrome is unknown in the general population, while in cardiac patients it has been estimated to be 3 in 5000.
Age
- Bradycardia is more common in older patients, over the age of 65 years.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to bradycardia.
Gender
- Bradycardia affects men and women equally.