CJRTP

《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2010, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 415-416.

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Arrhythmia in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: 61 Cases Report

LIN Wei, LI Shou-lin, MENG Shen, et al.   

  1. Department of Cardiovasology, Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing Charity Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Centre, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2010-03-23 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2010-05-25 Online:2010-05-25

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Abstract: ObjectiveTo explore the arrhythmia happened in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). Methods61 patients with CSCI were retrospectively analyzed. ResultsThe overall incidence of sinus bradycardia was 26.2%, which was higher in the cases within 3 months (52.4%) than over (12.5%); and was higher in cases injured the cord above C5（46.2%）than lower (C6-8,11.4%). ConclusionThe risk of arrhythmia is still high in chronic phase, which still need to monitor.

Key words: cervical spinal cord injury, arrhythmia, sinus bradycardia