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A Medical Mystery — Bradycardia
N Engl J Med 2005; 352:2337June 2, 2005
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At an office visit in June 2004, a 49-year-old man reported fatigue, arthralgia, and headache, along with a two-day history of chest pain. The patient had hypercholesterolemia, for which he was taking atorvastatin (20 mg daily) and aspirin (81 mg); he had stopped smoking cigarettes 20 years earlier. The patient reported that his father had died at the age of 71 years of myocardial infarction. Physical examination revealed a pulse of 38 beats per minute. Electrocardiography was performed. What is the diagnosis?
Ralph Rosenberg, M.D.
University of Connecticut Health Center, Avon, CT 06001- Citing Articles (1)
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(2005) Medical Mystery: Bradycardia — The Answer. New England Journal of Medicine 353:4, 430-432
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