Heart and bradycardia | Healthcare Spanish
Written by Evelin Maza
Reviewed by Jessica Munoz DNP, RN, CEN
Last reviewed: September 10, 2026
Changes: Updated cardiac terminology and bradycardia information
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The heart and bradycardia
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Vocabulary
- Bradycardia or bradyarrhythmia
- Heart beat between 40 and 60 BPM is called mild bradyarrhythmia
- Heart beat between 20 and 40 BPM is called moderate bradyarrhythmia
- Heart beat between 20 and 40 BPM is called severe bradyarrhythmia
- Atrial bradycardia
- Beats per minute
- Sinus respiratory bradycardia
- Ventricular arrhythmia
- Sinus rhythm
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Atrioventricular nodal bradycardia
- Sinus bradycardia
- Sinus arrest
- Sinus exit block
- AV block
- Ventricular bradycardia
- Bradicardia o bradiarritmia
- Latido cardíaco entre el 40 y 60 de BPM se llama bradiarritmia leve
- Latido cardíaco entre 20 y 40 BPM se llama bradiarritmia moderada
- Latido cardíaco entre 20 y 40 BPM se llama bradiarritmia severa
- Bradicardia auricular
- Latidos por minuto (LPM)
- Bradicardia sinusal respiratoria
- Arritmia ventricular
- Ritmo sinusal
- Síndrome del nodo enfermo
- Ritmo del nodo atrioventricular
- Bradicardia sinusal
- Paro sinusal
- Bloqueo de salida sinoauricular
- Bloqueo auriculo-ventricular (AV)
- Bradicardia ventricular
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- Sep 10, 2026
Reviewed by:
Jessica Munoz DNP, RN, CEN Jessica Munoz is a registered nurse and educator with 20 years of experience in critical care emergency nursing, specializing in patient care, education, and evidence-based practice. She holds multiple certifications and serves as a Patient Safety Coordinator.- Jun 7, 2023
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Copy editorsChanges: Updated cardiac terminology and bradycardia information- Jun 1, 2018
Written by:
Evelin Maza Evelin Mercedes Maza Guia is a physician from the University of Oriente in Anzoátegui, Venezuela.