Cecchi C A
G Ital Cardiol. 1979;9(12):1459-61.
Cardiovascular complications of severe tetanus are essentially represented by cardiac arrhythmias and hypertension. An excess of catecholamines is responsible for these complications. Tetanus toxin causes indeed a sympathetic overactivity which is due partly to a central stimulation and partly to a peripheral one. All that means the best treatment of cardiovascular complications of tetanus is represented by adrenergic blocking agent.
严重破伤风的心血管并发症主要表现为心律失常和高血压。这些并发症是由儿茶酚胺过量所致。破伤风毒素确实会引起交感神经过度活跃，这部分归因于中枢刺激，部分归因于外周刺激。这一切意味着，破伤风心血管并发症的最佳治疗方法是使用肾上腺素能阻滞剂。
