title: Acute pericarditis presenting with sinus bradycardia: a case report.
abstract: Acute pericarditis is almost invariably associated with sinus tachycardia. Recent-onset chest pain in the presence of (sinus) bradycardia is considered to be associated with an acute ischemic syndrome rather than acute pericarditis. This report describes a patient with acute pericarditis initially presenting with sinus bradycardia, probably due to a vasovagal response to (chest) pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology/Thoraxcenter, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Gosselink
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Crijns
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology