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- Title
Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias in a community based chiropractic practice.
- Authors
Padhi, Suzanne; Patel, Nasreen; Driscoll, Darcy; Budgell, Brian
- Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of arrhythmias in chiropractic practice (the proportion of current patients who currently have arrhythmias) is unknown, but thought to be increasing. As arrhythmias influence management of chiropractic patients, the objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of screening for cardiac arrhythmias in a chiropractic clinic. Methods: With a convenience sample from one clinic, ECG data were recorded and analyzed to identify arrhythmias. Results: Seventy-six of ninety contacted patients participated in this study. Only 8 (~26%) of 31 patients with known or suspected cardiovascular abnormalities demonstrated arrhythmias versus 7 (~16%) of 45 subjects who were not previously aware of having an arrhythmia. Conclusion: The screening of patients for cardiac arrhythmias in a community based chiropractic clinic is feasible. A 3-minute recording of ECG activity at rest is not a highly sensitive method of identifying patients with previously recognized arrhythmias, but is capable of identifying previously undiagnosed arrhythmias. (JCCA 2014;58(3):238-245)
- Subjects
ONTARIO; ARRHYTHMIA; CHIROPRACTIC; COMMUNITY health services; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL screening; MEDICAL practice; STATISTICAL sampling; PILOT projects; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2014, Vol 58, Issue 3, p238
- ISSN
0008-3194
- Publication type
Article