Neurologic complications of arrhythmia treatment.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
An arrhythmia is defined as an abnormal heart rhythm. Certain arrhythmias have much higher rates of neurologic complications, including stroke, cognitive impairment, and dementia. The purpose of this paper is to review both the direct and indirect causes of neurologic problems caused by arrhythmias. Direct complications from arrhythmia can include stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and varying disorders of cognition. According to the Stroke Data Bank, which divided potential direct causes of cardioembolic stroke into strong and weak sources, both atrial fibrillation and sick-sinus syndrome were considered to be strong sources of this type of ischemic stroke. Indirect causes of neurologic complications include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, medications, cardiology procedures, and cardiac surgical procedures used to treat arrhythmias.
Volume
119
First Page
129
Last Page
150
ISSN
0072-9752
Published In/Presented At
Leary, M. C., Veluz, J. S., & Caplan, L. R. (2014). Neurologic complications of arrhythmia treatment. Handbook of clinical neurology, 119, 129–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-7020-4086-3.00010-2
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
24365293
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article