Dysreflexia and Atrial Fybrillation (sp.)

paramoto · 02-01-2007, 03:39 PM

Can Autonomic Dysreflexia be the cause of Atrial Fybrillation (or auricular fybrillation)??

Thanks for your help.

SCI-Nurse · 02-01-2007, 05:05 PM

Hi,

Atrial Fibrillation is hwat you are referring to.

It does appear that SCI people are at a greater risk of cardiac excitability, which can correct itself following the injury. There are some antecdotal and research based findings on this topic.

http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=8386

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=205914 0&dopt=Abstract

Let me know if you have further questions.

AAD

paramoto · 02-01-2007, 05:21 PM

This is a case 13 years post injury. A friend was documented as having atrial fibrillation and doctors rule out dysreflexia as a possible cause. My concern has been that dysreflexia has been ruled out. Now comes the Atrial fibrilation test result. This was accompanied by 170/125 high blood pressure followed by bradycardia (episodes of less than 30 bpm).

02-01-2007, 03:39 PM	#1
paramoto Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,977	Dysreflexia and Atrial Fybrillation (sp.) Can Autonomic Dysreflexia be the cause of Atrial Fybrillation (or auricular fybrillation)?? Thanks for your help. __________________ T6 complete (or so I think), SCI since September 21, 2003

02-01-2007, 05:21 PM	#3
paramoto Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,977	This is a case 13 years post injury. A friend was documented as having atrial fibrillation and doctors rule out dysreflexia as a possible cause. My concern has been that dysreflexia has been ruled out. Now comes the Atrial fibrilation test result. This was accompanied by 170/125 high blood pressure followed by bradycardia (episodes of less than 30 bpm). __________________ T6 complete (or so I think), SCI since September 21, 2003

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02-01-2007, 05:05 PM	#2
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,306	Hi, Atrial Fibrillation is hwat you are referring to. It does appear that SCI people are at a greater risk of cardiac excitability, which can correct itself following the injury. There are some antecdotal and research based findings on this topic. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=8386 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=205914 0&dopt=Abstract Let me know if you have further questions. AAD