Management of Common Arrhythmia in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit

Author: Sung Hwan KIM ¹
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1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. sunghwan@catholic.ac.kr
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Atrial premature complexes; Ventricular premature complexes; Atrial fibrillation
MeSH: Aged; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Premature Complexes; Cardiac Complexes, Premature; Critical Care; Diagnosis; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Stroke; Ventricular Premature Complexes
From: Journal of Neurocritical Care 2018;11(1):7-12
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Cardiac arrhythmias are a common problem in the neurological intensive care unit and represent a major cause of ischemic stroke. Significant arrhythmias are most likely to occur in elderly patients. In this review, we focus on three arrhythmias: premature beats, atrial fibrillation, and QT prolongation. The goal of this review is to provide a current concept of diagnosis and acute management of arrhythmias in the neurological intensive care unit.