Clinical Autonomic Research最新文献

{"title":"Is the NASA Lean Test a suitable tool to diagnose cardiovascular autonomic disorders?","authors":"Yvonne Teuschl, Alessandra Fanciulli, Anne Pavy-Le Traon, Mario Habek, Roland D Thijs, Antun R Pavelic, Walter Struhal","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01097-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-024-01097-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142945699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Haemodynamic effects of fludrocortisone and midodrine in patients with symptoms due to hypotension.","authors":"Frederik J de Lange, Steven van Zanten, Giulia Rivasi, Antonella Groppelli, Vincenzo Russo, Roberto Maggi, Marco Capacci, Sara Nawaz, Angelo Comune, Andrea Ungar, Gianfranco Parati, Michele Brignole, Artur Fedorowski","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01096-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-024-01096-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The study aimed to assess the haemodynamic effects of fludrocortisone and midodrine, alone or combined, in patients with recurrent syncope and/or symptoms due to hypotension and ≥ 1 daytime systolic blood pressure (SBP) drop < 90 mmHg or ≥ 2 daytime SBP drops < 100 mmHg recorded by 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM1).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A total of 53 patients (mean age, 40.9 ± 18.5 years, 37 female) were treated with fludrocortisone (0.05-0.2 mg per day) and/or midodrine (2.5-10 mg two or three times per day). A second ABPM (ABPM2) was performed within 6 months and the results of ABPM1 AND ABPM2 were compared to assess the effects of BP-rising drugs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 32 patients assigned to fludrocortisone, 24-h SBP increased from 107.1 ± 9.9 mmHg to 116.3 ± 14.9 (p = 0.0001), the number of daily SBP drops < 90 mmHg decreased by 73% (p = 0.0001) and that of drops < 100 mmHg decreased by 41% (p = 0.0005). In 14 patients assigned to midodrine, 24-h SBP increased from 112.7 ± 7.4 mmHg to 115.0 ± 9.1 (p = 0.12), the number of daily SBP drops < 90 mmHg decreased by 52% (p = 0.04) and that of drops < 100 mmHg decreased by 34% (p = 0.007). In the seven patients taking both fludrocortisone and midodrine, 24-h SBP increased from 110.1 ± 11.5 mmHg to 114.0 ± 12.4 (p = 0.002), the number of daily SBP drops < 90 mmHg decreased by 69% (p = 0.22) and that of drops < 100 mmHg decreased by 44% (p = 0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Both fludrocortisone and midodrine effectively increased 24-h SBP and reduced SBP drops on ABPM but fludrocortisone seemed to be more effective than midodrine. Further randomised studies are needed to confirm these observations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142881369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Orthostatic test shows higher systolic blood pressure and sympathetic response in uncomplicated type 1 diabetes patients with normal V̇O_2max vs. healthy controls.","authors":"Samu Sorola, Vesa Hyrylä, Timo Eronen, Saana Kupari, Mika Venojärvi, Heikki Tikkanen, Mika Tarvainen, Harri Lindholm","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01094-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-024-01094-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy remains underdiagnosed in type 1 diabetes mellitus, posing a risk for severe complications, particularly in patients with lowered V̇O_2max, compared to controls. This study aimed to determine whether heart rate variability during cardiovascular autonomic reflex tests reveals early signs of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in patients with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes mellitus and normal cardiovascular fitness, compared to healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A type 1 diabetes mellitus group (n = 14) with no other diagnosed diseases (diabetes duration 15 ± 7 years) and a control group (n = 31) underwent deep breathing test, passive orthostatic test, and cardiopulmonary exercise test. Participants were assessed for heart rate variability, heart rate, blood pressure, and V̇O_2max (mL/min/kg).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participant characteristics, including V̇O_2max (mL/min/kg), showed no significant differences. The type 1 diabetes mellitus group had higher systolic blood pressure during the supine phase of the orthostatic test than healthy controls (131.6 ± 14.7 mmHg vs. 122.4 ± 10.8 mmHg, p = 0.022). After 5 mins in the upright position, systolic blood pressure (132.2 ± 20.6 mmHg vs. 118.7 ± 11.7 mmHg, p = 0.036), heart rate (85 (76; 89) bpm vs. 75 (72; 83) bpm, p = 0.013), and the root mean square of successive RR interval differences (20.22 (11.22; 27.42) vs. 27.11 (19.90; 35.52), p = 0.033) were significantly different compared to controls.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes mellitus, despite having normal cardiorespiratory fitness, exhibited higher systolic pressure and greater sympathetic activation in orthostatic tests, suggesting subclinically altered cardiovascular autonomic function.</p>","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142834343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of tactile auricular vagus nerve stimulation using heated and humidified airflow on cardiac autonomic activity: a pilot experimental study.","authors":"Soohyun Wi, Sungwoo Park, Byung-Mo Oh, Han Gil Seo, Yae Lim Lee, Woo Hyung Lee","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01095-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-024-01095-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142817446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of supine body position on sleep-disordered breathing in patients with MSA patients.","authors":"Fang Xu, Hui Wang, Hongyan Huang, Qiuyan Shen, Dan Zhang, Yi Bao, Junying Zhou, Yanming Xu","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01099-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-024-01099-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142799628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Autonomic failure associated with 16p11.2 duplication in two siblings.","authors":"Cole P Denkensohn, Glen A Cook","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01058-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10286-024-01058-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":"603-605"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141981846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Responses to Valsalva's maneuver in spinal cord injury do not broadly relate to vasoconstrictor capacity.","authors":"Kathryn Burns, Adina E Draghici, J Andrew Taylor","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01060-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10286-024-01060-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>A blood pressure stabilization during late phase II of Valsalva's maneuver may be utilized to confirm sympathetic vasoconstrictor control after a spinal cord injury. This study investigated whether Valsalva response was predictive of hemodynamics during tilt or isometric handgrip.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Presence/absence of Valsalva response was compared to heart rate, mean arterial pressure, leg blood flow, and vascular resistance during head-up tilt and isometric handgrip to fatigue in 14 adults with spinal cord injury from C7 to T12 and 14 controls. Statistics were performed with two-way repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA), post hoc t-tests for between-group comparisons, and Mann-Whitney U tests for within-group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, six participants with spinal cord injury lacked a blood pressure stabilization for Valsalva's maneuver. However, this was not related to vasoconstrictor responses during the other tests. The groups had similar heart rate and blood pressure changes during tilt, though leg blood flow decreases and vascular resistance increases tended to be smaller at 20° tilt in those with spinal cord injury (p = 0.07 and p = 0.11, respectively). Participants with spinal cord injury had lower heart rates and markedly smaller blood pressure increases during handgrip (both p < 0.05). There were no group differences in leg blood flow, but those with spinal cord injury demonstrated a blunted vascular resistance increase by the final 10% of the handgrip (p < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Valsalva response was not consistent with hemodynamics during other stimuli, but some individuals evidence increases in sub-lesional vascular resistance to isometric handgrip comparable to controls, suggesting a sympathoexcitatory stimulus may be critical to provoke hemodynamic responses after spinal cord injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":"571-581"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142281159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In at the deep end: the physiological challenges associated with artistic swimming.","authors":"E L Williams, C J Mathias, S Sanatani, M J Tipton, V E Claydon","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01070-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10286-024-01070-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":"619-624"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11543717/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142371128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS): recent advances and future directions.","authors":"Christopher W Austelle, Stewart S Cox, Kristin E Wills, Bashar W Badran","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01065-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10286-024-01065-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is emerging as a unique and potent intervention, particularly within neurology and psychiatry. The clinical value of VNS continues to grow, while the development of noninvasive options promises to change a landscape that is already quickly evolving. In this review, we highlight recent progress in the field and offer readers a glimpse of the future for this bright and promising modality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We compiled a narrative review of VNS literature using PubMed and organized the discussion by disease states with approved indications (epilepsy, depression, obesity, post-stroke motor rehabilitation, headache), followed by a section highlighting novel, exploratory areas of VNS research. In each section, we summarized the current role, recent advancements, and future directions of VNS in the treatment of each disease.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The field continues to gain appreciation for the clinical potential of this modality. VNS was initially developed for treatment-resistant epilepsy, with the first depression studies following shortly thereafter. Overall, VNS has gained approval or clearance in the treatment of medication-refractory epilepsy, treatment-resistant depression, obesity, migraine/cluster headache, and post-stroke motor rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Noninvasive VNS represents an opportunity to bridge the translational gap between preclinical and clinical paradigms and may offer the same therapeutic potential as invasive VNS. Further investigation into how VNS parameters modulate behavior and biology, as well as how to translate noninvasive options into the clinical arena, are crucial next steps for researchers and clinicians studying VNS.</p>","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":"529-547"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11543756/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142371129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adiposity and cardiac autonomic function in children with a family history of obesity.","authors":"Marie-Béatrice Saade, Samuel Holden, Lisa Kakinami, Jennifer J McGrath, Marie-Ève Mathieu, Paul Poirier, Tracie A Barnett, Pierre Beaucage, Mélanie Henderson","doi":"10.1007/s10286-024-01063-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10286-024-01063-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Data on associations between adiposity and heart rate variability (HRV) in prepubertal children are limited. We examined the associations between adiposity indices and HRV, independent of lifestyle behaviors, comparing multiple indicators of adiposity, and explored differences between boys and girls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data stem from 469 participants of the QUALITY cohort (630 children aged 8-10 years with a parental history of obesity). Adiposity indices included waist-to-height ratio, body mass index (BMI) percentiles and categories (overweight, obesity), dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) defined fat mass percentage and android/gynoid ratio. HRV indices in the frequency and the spectral domain were derived from a daytime 3-h Holter recording. Multivariable linear regression models were adjusted for age, sex, Tanner stage, physical activity, screen time, and fitness. Interactions between sex and adiposity were tested.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater adiposity was associated with decreased parasympathetic modulation and increased sympathetic dominance. Waist-to-height ratio was associated with lower parasympathetic activity: root mean square of the successive differences (RMSSD) [B =  -23.32, 95% confidence interval (CI) -42.42, -4.22], pNN50 (B =  -16.93, 95% CI - 28.58, - 5.27), LF/HF ratio (B = 1.83, 95% CI 0.97-2.70). Patterns of association were similar for android/gynoid ratio. Overweight was not associated with altered HRV. Obesity was negatively associated with RMSSD and pNN50 and positively with LF/HF ratio. Greater fat mass percentage was associated with lower RMSSD, pNN50, and HF, and increased LF/HF ratio. There were no differences between boys and girls.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Specific markers of adiposity relate to altered HRV in childhood, with waist-to-height ratio being potentially a more relevant marker of HRV than BMI and more pragmatic than percent body fat.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>NCT03356262, 11 November 2017.</p>","PeriodicalId":10168,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Autonomic Research","volume":" ","pages":"583-592"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142281157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}