ReviewThe journal of spinal cord medicine2013
Cardiac arrhythmias associated with spinal cord injury.
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- Evaluation and management of autonomic functions in patients with spinal cord injury: A scoping review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Article
- Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Traumatic Spinal Injury: A Narrative Review.Neurology international · 2026Review
- Diurnal variation of heart rate variability in individuals with spinal cord injury.Biomedical engineering online · 2024Article
- Autonomic dysreflexia in urological practice: pathophysiology, prevention and treatment considerations.World journal of urology · 2024Review
- Beyond 5Hs and 5Ts: a rare cause of cardiac arrest.Singapore medical journal · 2023Article
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- Heart rate changes associated with autonomic dysreflexia in daily life of individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2022Article
- The susceptibility of cardiac arrhythmias after spinal cord crush injury in rats.Experimental neurology · 2022Article
- Acute Cardiovascular Responses to Vagus Nerve Stimulation after Experimental Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of neurotrauma · 2020Article
- The effect of level of injury and physical activity on heart rate variability following spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2019Article
- Fatal collapse due to autonomic dysreflexia during manual self-evacuation of bowel in a tetraplegic patient living alone: lessons to learn.International medical case reports journal · 2017Article
- Acute complications of spinal cord injuries.World journal of orthopedics · 2015Review
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Abstract
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objectivesTo review the current literature to reveal the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias and its relation to spinal cord injury (SCI).
methodsDATA SOURCE: MEDLINE database, 304 hits, and 32 articles were found to be relevant. The relevant articles all met the inclusion criteria: (1) contained original data (2) on cardiac arrhythmias (3) in humans with (4) traumatic SCI.
resultsIn the acute phase of SCI (1-14 days after injury) more cranial as well as more severe injuries seemed to increase the incidence of bradycardia. Articles not covering the first 14 days after injury, thus describing the chronic phase of SCI, showed that individuals with SCI did not have a higher incidence of cardiac arrhythmias compared with able-bodied controls. Furthermore, their heart rate did not differ significantly. Penile vibro-stimulation was the procedure investigated most likely to cause bradycardia, which in turn was associated with episodes of autonomic dysreflexia. The incidence of bradycardia was found to be 17-77% for individuals with cervical SCI. For individuals with thoracolumbar SCI, the incidence was 0-13%.
conclusionBradycardia was commonly seen in the acute stage after SCI as well as during procedures such as penile vibro-stimulation and tracheal suction. These episodes of bradycardia were seen more often in individuals with cervical injuries. Longitudinal studies with continuous electrocardiogram recordings are needed to uncover the true relation between cardiac arrhythmias and SCI.
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