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Curcio F, Chiappetti R, De Furio M, Flocco V, Della Morte D, Testa G, Gargiulo G, Cacciatore F, Abete P, Galizia G. Chronic kidney disease and orthostatic hypotension in hospitalised older adults. Blood Press 2024; 33:2336243. [PMID: 38567958 DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2024.2336243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
Abstract
PURPOSE Orthostatic hypotension (OH) may predispose older adults to health complications leading to functional impairment. Despite the central role of the kidney in blood pressure control, the contribution of renal function in orthostatic hypotension is poorly investigated. To verify the association between Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and OH a population of hospitalised elderly patients with comorbidities was studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS 174 patients were consecutively admitted to Acute Geriatric Wards. On admission, patients underwent postural systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure evaluation by automatic oscillometric device after 10 min rest in lying position, and in standing position at time 0, 1, 3 and 5 min. CKD was assumed for estimated glomerular filtration rate (e-GFR) less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. RESULTS The mean age of the population enrolled was 74.4 ± 7.0. OH was found in 46.0% and CKD in 56.3% of patients, respectively. A lower e-GFR was observed in patients with (56.1 ± 16.7 mL/min/1.73 m2) than in those without OH (61.1 ± 15.9 mL/min/1.73 m2) (p < 0.05). A greater fall in SBP at 0-min (12.8 ± 6.3 vs. 7.7 ± 3.2 mmHg) and at 1-min (8.4 ± 4.5 vs. 5.7 ± 2.8 mmHg) was found in CKD patients in respect to patients without CKD during active standing test (p < 0.05). Similarly, a DBP reduction at 0-min and at 1-min was observed in CKD patients in respect to patients without CKD (p < 0.05). A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that CKD was associated to OH (OR 2.426; 95%CI 1.192-4.937; p = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS CKD is associated to OH in hospitalised older adults.
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- Francesco Curcio
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi di Aragona, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
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- IRCCS - ICS Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Gattico-Veruno, Novara, Italy
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Washio T, Hissen SL, Takeda R, Manabe K, Akins JD, Sanchez B, D'Souza AW, Nelson DB, Khan S, Tomlinson AR, Babb TG, Fu Q. Effects of posture changes on dynamic cerebral autoregulation during early pregnancy in women with obesity and/or sleep apnea. Clin Auton Res 2023; 33:121-131. [PMID: 37115467 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-023-00939-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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The incidence of syncope during orthostasis increases in early human pregnancy, which may be associated with cerebral blood flow (CBF) dysregulation in the upright posture. In addition, obesity and/or sleep apnea per se may influence CBF regulation due to their detrimental impacts on cerebrovascular function. However, it is unknown whether early pregnant women with obesity and/or sleep apnea could have impaired CBF regulation in the supine position and whether this impairment would be further exacerbated in the upright posture. Dynamic cerebral autoregulation (CA) was evaluated using transfer function analysis in 33 women during early pregnancy (13 with obesity, 8 with sleep apnea, 12 with normal weight) and 15 age-matched nonpregnant women during supine rest. Pregnant women also underwent a graded head-up tilt (30° and 60° for 6 min each). We found that pregnant women with obesity or sleep apnea had a higher transfer function low-frequency gain compared with nonpregnant women in the supine position (P = 0.026 and 0.009, respectively) but not normal-weight pregnant women (P = 0.945). Conversely, the transfer function low-frequency phase in all pregnancy groups decreased during head-up tilt (P = 0.001), but the phase was not different among pregnant groups (P = 0.180). These results suggest that both obesity and sleep apnea may have a detrimental effect on dynamic CA in the supine position during early pregnancy. CBF may be more vulnerable to spontaneous blood pressure fluctuations in early pregnant women during orthostatic stress compared with supine rest due to less efficient dynamic CA, regardless of obesity and/or sleep apnea.
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- Takuro Washio
- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA.
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Kumar EC, Gaur GS, Yerrabelli D, Sahoo J, Vairappan B, Goud AC. Association between metabolic syndrome components and cardiac autonomic modulation in southern Indian adults with pre-metabolic syndrome: hyperglycemia is the major contributing factor. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 27:49-59. [PMID: 36575933 PMCID: PMC9806641 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2023.27.1.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) involves multi-factorial conditions linked to an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Pre-metabolic syndrome (pre-MetS) possesses two MetS components but does not meet the MetS diagnostic criteria. Although cardiac autonomic derangements are evident in MetS, there is little information on their status in pre-MetS subjects. In this study, we sought to examine cardiac autonomic functions in pre-MetS and to determine which MetS component is more responsible for impaired cardiac autonomic functions. A total of 182 subjects were recruited and divided into healthy controls (n=89) and pre-MetS subjects (n=93) based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. We performed biochemical profiles on fasting blood samples to detect pre-MetS. Using standardized protocols, we evaluated anthropometric data, body composition, baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), heart rate variability (HRV), and autonomic function tests (AFTs). We further examined these parameters in pre-MetS subjects for each MetS component. Compared to healthy controls, we observed a significant cardiac autonomic dysfunction (CAD) through reduced BRS, lower overall HRV, and altered AFT parameters in pre-MetS subjects, accompanied by markedly varied anthropometric, clinical and biochemical parameters. Furthermore, all examined BRS, HRV, and AFT parameters exhibited an abnormal trend and significant correlation toward hyperglycemia. This study demonstrates CAD in pre-MetS subjects with reduced BRS, lower overall HRV, and altered AFT parameters. Hyperglycemia was considered an independent determinant of alterations in all the examined BRS, HRV, and AFT parameters. Thus, hyperglycemia may contribute to CAD in pre-MetS subjects before progressing to MetS.
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- Endukuru Chiranjeevi Kumar
- Department of Physiology, Sri Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore 562123, India
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- Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605008, India,Correspondence Girwar Singh Gaur, E-mail:
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- Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605008, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605008, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605008, India
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- Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605008, India
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Dimcheva M, Karakuneva S, Titianova Е. Gastrocnemius Muscle Contraction and Its Role in Orthostatic Anti-Gravity Adjustment – The Effects of Body Mass Index. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a global concern with severe detrimental health and economic effect. Body mass index (BMI) is an inexpensive, non-invasive indicator for different diseases, and associated with abnormal weight.
AIM: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between BMI and the contraction of gastrocnemius muscle (GM) and its possible role in peripheral muscle pump activity and pathogenesis of orthostatic intolerance.
METHODS: One hundred and four volunteers (63 women and 41 men, mean age 39 ± 14 years) were divided into three subgroups according to their BMI values (with normal weight, overweight, and obesity). Changes in the transverse diameter and pennation angle of GM at rest and during maximal active plantar flexion (MAPF) were measured with multimodal ultrasound imaging. An active orthostatic test was performed and changes in systemic blood pressure and heart rate in supine position and active standing on the 1st, 5th, and 10th min were monitored. The results were statistically processed with alternative, variational, and correlational analysis.
RESULTS: Patients with abnormal BMI were significantly older and had higher anthropometrical parameters compared to the subgroup with normal weight. They showed a significantly larger diameter and pennation angles at rest and during maximal active plantar flexion of GM bilaterally, which was more pronounced for the dominant right leg. However, the amount of changes in the GM diameter and pennation angles was similar in the different subgroups.
CONCLUSION: The study showed that BMI affects predominantly the initial values of GM parameters at rest and MAPF without influence on its antigravity contractility associated with active straightening.
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Nordine M, Treskatsch S, Habazettl H, Gunga HC, Brauns K, Dosel P, Petricek J, Opatz O. Orthostatic Resiliency During Successive Hypoxic, Hypoxic Orthostatic Challenge: Successful vs. Unsuccessful Cardiovascular and Oxygenation Strategies. Front Physiol 2021; 12:712422. [PMID: 34776997 PMCID: PMC8578448 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.712422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction: Rapid environmental changes, such as successive hypoxic-hypoxic orthostatic challenges (SHHOC) occur in the aerospace environment, and the ability to remain orthostatically resilient (OR) relies upon orchestration of physiological counter-responses. Counter-responses adjusting for hypoxia may conflict with orthostatic responses, and a misorchestration can lead to orthostatic intolerance (OI). The goal of this study was to pinpoint specific cardiovascular and oxygenation factors associated with OR during a simulated SHHOC. Methods: Thirty one men underwent a simulated SHHOC consisting of baseline (P0), normobaric hypoxia (Fi02 = 12%, P1), and max 60 s of hypoxic lower body negative pressure (LBNP, P2). Alongside anthropometric variables, non-invasive cardiovascular, central and peripheral tissue oxygenation parameters, were recorded. OI was defined as hemodynamic collapse during SHHOC. Comparison of anthropometric, cardiovascular, and oxygenation parameters between OR and OI was performed via Student’s t-test. Within groups, a repeated measures ANOVA test with Holm-Sidak post hoc test was performed. Performance diagnostics were performed to assess factors associated with OR/OI (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value PPV, and odd’s ratio OR). Results: Only 9/31 were OR, and 22/31 were OI. OR had significantly greater body mass index (BMI), weight, peripheral Sp02, longer R-R Interval (RRI) and lower heart rate (HR) at P0. During P1 OR exhibited significantly higher cardiac index (CI), stroke volume index (SVI), and lower systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) than OI. Both groups exhibited a significant decrease in cerebral oxygenation (TOIc) with an increase in cerebral deoxygenated hemoglobin (dHbc), while the OI group showed a significant decrease in cerebral oxygenated hemoglobin (02Hbc) and peripheral oxygenation (TOIp) with an increase in peripheral deoxygenated hemoglobin (dHbp). During P2, OR maintained significantly greater CI, systolic, mean, and diastolic pressure (SAP, MAP, DAP), with a shortened RRI compared to the OI group, while central and peripheral oxygenation were not different. Body weight and BMI both showed high sensitivity (0.95), low specificity (0.33), a PPV of 0.78, with an OR of 0.92, and 0.61. P0 RRI showed a sensitivity of 0.95, specificity of 0.22, PPV 0.75, and OR of 0.99. Delta SVI had the highest performance diagnostics during P1 (sensitivity 0.91, specificity 0.44, PPV 0.79, and OR 0.8). Delta SAP had the highest overall performance diagnostics for P2 (sensitivity 0.95, specificity 0.67, PPV 0.87, and OR 0.9). Discussion: Maintaining OR during SHHOC is reliant upon greater BMI, body weight, longer RRI, and lower HR at baseline, while increasing CI and SVI, minimizing peripheral 02 utilization and decreasing SVRI during hypoxia. During hypoxic LBNP, the ability to remain OR is dependent upon maintaining SAP, via CI increases rather than SVRI. Cerebral oxygenation parameters, beyond 02Hbc during P1 did not differ between groups, suggesting that the during acute hypoxia, an increase in cerebral 02 consumption, coupled with increased peripheral 02 utilization does seem to play a role in OI risk during SHHOC. However, cardiovascular factors such as SVI are of more value in assessing OR/OI risk. The results can be used to implement effective aerospace crew physiological monitoring strategies.
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- Michael Nordine
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environments Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environments Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environments Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Military University Hospital, Institute of Aviation Medicine, Prague, Czechia
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- Military University Hospital, Institute of Aviation Medicine, Prague, Czechia
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- Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environments Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Accardo A, Silveri G, Ajčević M, Miladinović A, Pascazio L. Influence of smoking and other cardiovascular risk factors on heart rate circadian rhythm in normotensive and hypertensive subjects. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257660. [PMID: 34551022 PMCID: PMC8457489 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Circadian heart rate (HR) is influenced by hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors particularly smoking, obesity and dyslipidemia. Until now, to evaluate the HR changes due to presence of these risk factors, a single HR office measure or a mean evaluated on day time or night time or 24h was used. However, since HR shows a circadian behavior, a single value represents only a rough approximation of this behavior. In this study, we analyzed the influence of smoking, obesity and dyslipidemia on the circadian rhythm in normotensive and hypertensive subject groups presenting only one of these risk factors. The 24h HR recordings of 170 normotensive (83 without risk factors, 20 smokers, 44 with dyslipidemia, 23 obese) and 353 hypertensive (169 without risk factors, 32 smokers, 99 with dyslipidemia, 53 obese) subjects were acquired using a Holter Blood Pressure Monitor. Results highlighted a specific circadian behavior with three characteristic periods presenting different HR means and rates of HR change in the eight subject groups. The slopes could be used both to estimate the morning HR surge associated with acute cardiovascular effects in the awakening and to evaluate the decline during the night. Moreover, we suggest to use three HR mean values (one for each identified period of the day) rather than two HR values to better describe the circadian HR behavior. Furthermore, smoking increased and dyslipidemia decreased mean HR values from 10:00 to 04:00, both in normotensive and hypertensive subjects in comparison with subjects without risk factors. In this time interval, hypertensive obese subjects showed higher values while normotensive ones presented quite similar values than subjects without risk factors. During the awakening (05:00-10:00) the slopes were similar among all groups with no significant difference among the mean HR values.
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- Agostino Accardo
- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Care, CS of Geriatrics, University of Trieste & ASUGI, Trieste, Italy
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Meade RD, Akerman AP, Notley SR, McGinn R, Poirier P, Gosselin P, Kenny GP. Physiological factors characterizing heat-vulnerable older adults: A narrative review. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 144:105909. [PMID: 32919284 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
More frequent and intense periods of extreme heat (heatwaves) represent the most direct challenge to human health posed by climate change. Older adults are particularly vulnerable, especially those with common age-associated chronic health conditions (e.g., cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease). In parallel, the global population is aging and age-associated disease rates are on the rise. Impairments in the physiological responses tasked with maintaining homeostasis during heat exposure have long been thought to contribute to increased risk of health disorders in older adults during heatwaves. As such, a comprehensive overview of the provisional links between age-related physiological dysfunction and elevated risk of heat-related injury in older adults would be of great value to healthcare officials and policy makers concerned with protecting heat-vulnerable sectors of the population from the adverse health impacts of heatwaves. In this narrative review, we therefore summarize our current understanding of the physiological mechanisms by which aging impairs the regulation of body temperature, hemodynamic stability and hydration status. We then examine how these impairments may contribute to acute pathophysiological events common during heatwaves (e.g., heatstroke, major adverse cardiovascular events, acute kidney injury) and discuss how age-associated chronic health conditions may exacerbate those impairments. Finally, we briefly consider the importance of physiological research in the development of climate-health programs aimed at protecting heat-vulnerable individuals.
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- Robert D Meade
- Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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AlShahrani AN, Al‐Asoom LI, Alsunni AA, Elbahai NS, Yar T. Assessment of baroreceptor reflex sensitivity in young obese Saudi males at rest and in response to physiological challenges. Physiol Rep 2020; 8:e14625. [PMID: 33190394 PMCID: PMC7666776 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Autonomic imbalance in overweight/obese persons could lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular complications including hypertension and arrhythmias. Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity is a sensitive indicator to detect an altered sympathovagal balance in overweight/obese individuals. This study investigated the effects of overweight/obesity on baroreceptor sensitivity in young Saudi males at rest and in response to physiological challenges. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, spontaneous baroreceptor sensitivity at rest and in response to deep breathing, isometric hand grip exercise and moderate intensity isotonic exercise were recorded in 20 normal weight and 20 overweight/obese subjects. Finger arterial blood pressure signal, recorded through Finometer, was used to calculate baroreceptor sensitivity through cross-correlation method. The baroreceptor sensitivity data were log transformed before application of parametric tests. RESULTS The spontaneous baroreceptor sensitivity was similar in both groups at baseline, but exhibited a significant increase during deep breathing only in normal weight (p < .001). Immediately after the isotonic exercise the baroreceptor sensitivity was significantly lower than baseline in both normal weight and overweight/obese and remained significantly lower in overweight/obese individuals compared to normal weight (p < .05) throughout the recovery period. There was a significant rise in baroreceptor sensitivity after isometric exercise in overweight/obese group only (p = .001). Pearson's correlation showed a significant negative correlation of baroreceptor sensitivity with body mass index during deep breathing (r = -.472, p = .004) and in post-isotonic exercise recovery period (r = -.414, p = .013). CONCLUSION A significantly reduced baroreceptor sensitivity response to deep breathing, reduced baroreceptor sensitivity recovery after isotonic exercise, and an exaggerated shoot up after isometric exercise in overweight/obese suggests an altered sympathovagal balance. Baroreceptor sensitivity measurements in response to physiological challenges, deep breathing, and isotonic exercise, may be more sensitive investigations for detection of early attenuation of cardiac autonomic function. This would enable timely intervention thereby delaying complications and improving the quality of life.
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- Abdullah N. AlShahrani
- Department of PhysiologyCollege of MedicineImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammamSaudi Arabia
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- Department of PhysiologyCollege of MedicineImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammamSaudi Arabia
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- Department of PhysiologyCollege of MedicineImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammamSaudi Arabia
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- Department of PhysiologyCollege of MedicineImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammamSaudi Arabia
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- Department of PhysiologyCollege of MedicineImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammamSaudi Arabia
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Alassiri M, Alanazi A, Aldera H, Alqahtani SA, Alraddadi AS, Alberreet MS, Alhussaini AI, Alotaibi Y, Alkhateeb MA, Shatoor AS. Exposure to cell phones reduces heart rate variability in both normal-weight and obese normotensive medical students. Explore (NY) 2020; 16:264-270. [PMID: 32249199 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND We investigated and compared the effect of the radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EM) emitted by a cell phone on the electrocardiogram and heart rate variability (HRV) of normotensive normal-weight and obese medical students. METHOD Twenty medical student volunteers, normal weight (age = 23 ± 2, BMI = 23.05 ± 1.72) or obese (age = 24 ± 2, BMI = 32.39 ± 4.78), were exposed to a cell phone (1) close to the heart in silent mode, no ringing or vibrating; (2) close to the heart in ring and vibration mode; (3) next to the ear (brain) while listening; and (4) next to the ear while listening and speaking. RESULTS The average basal HR of obese students significantly increased, while the PR interval; time domains, including standard deviation (SD) of all normal R-R intervals (SDNN), mean of the SD of all normal R-R intervals (SDNNi), SD of the average of normal R-R intervals (SDANN), and percentage of R-R intervals at least 50 ms different from the previous interval (pNN50); and high-power frequency (HF) decreased. The LF/HF ratio also significantly increased. The SDNN, SDNNi, SDANN, pNN50, and HF levels significantly decreased and the LF/HF significantly increased in normal-weight and obese individuals only when the phone was near the apex of the heart in ring and vibration mode. All changes were more profound in obese students. CONCLUSION Keeping the phone in a chest pocket reduced the HRV of normal-weight and obese medical students and exaggerated the effect of obesity on sympathetic activation.
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- Mohammed Alassiri
- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Section, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Koschate J, Drescher U, Werner A, Thieschäfer L, Hoffmann U. Cardiovascular regulation: associations between exercise and head-up tilt. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2019; 97:738-745. [PMID: 30917299 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2018-0742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
It was hypothesized that faster cardiorespiratory kinetics during exercise are associated with higher orthostatic tolerance. Cardiorespiratory kinetics of 14 healthy male subjects (30 ± 4 years, 179 ± 8 cm, 79 ± 8 kg) were tested on a cycle ergometer during exercise with changing work rates of 30 and 80 W. Pulmonary oxygen uptake ( ) was measured breath-by-breath and heart rate (HR), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), and total peripheral resistance (TPR) were measured beat-to-beat. Muscular oxygen uptake ( ) was estimated from HR and . Kinetic parameters were determined by time-series analysis, using cross-correlation functions (CCFmax(x)) between the parameter and the work rate. Cardiovascular regulations of MAP, HR, and TPR during orthostatic stress were measured beat-to-beat on a tilt seat. Changes between the minima and maxima during the 6° head-down tilt and the 90° head-up tilt positions were calculated for each parameter (Δtilt-up). correlated significantly with ΔTPRtilt-up (r = 0.790, p ≤ 0.001). CCFmax(HR) was significantly correlated with ΔHRtilt-up (r = -0.705, p = 0.002) and the amplitude in HR from 30 to 80 W (rSP = -0.574, p = 0.016). The observed correlations between cardiorespiratory regulation in response to exercise and orthostatic stress during rest might allow for a more differential analysis of the underlying mechanisms of orthostatic intolerance in, for example, patient groups.
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- J Koschate
- a Institute of Physiology and Anatomy, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany
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- a Institute of Physiology and Anatomy, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany
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- b German Air Force - Centre of Aerospace Medicine, Branch I 1, Aviation Physiology Diagnostics and Research, Steinborner Str. 43, 01936 Königsbrück, Germany.,c Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environments, Institute of Physiology, Charitéplatz 1, CharitéCrossOver, Charité University Medicine, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- a Institute of Physiology and Anatomy, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany
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- a Institute of Physiology and Anatomy, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany
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Peng AW, Appel LJ, Mueller NT, Tang O, Miller ER, Juraschek SP. Effects of sodium intake on postural lightheadedness: Results from the DASH-sodium trial. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2019; 21:355-362. [PMID: 30690866 PMCID: PMC6420359 DOI: 10.1111/jch.13487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lightheadedness after standing contributes to adverse clinical events, including falls. Recommendations for higher sodium intake to treat postural lightheadedness have not been evaluated in a trial setting. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-Sodium trial (1998-1999) tested the effects of the DASH diet and sodium reduction on blood pressure (BP). Participants were randomly assigned to DASH or a typical Western diet (control). During either diet, participants ate three sodium levels (50, 100, 150 meq/d at 2100 kcal) in random order for 30-days, separated by 5-day breaks. Participants reported the presence and severity of postural lightheadedness at baseline and after each feeding period. There were 412 participants (mean age 48 years; 57% women; 57% black). Mean baseline SBP/DBP was 135/86 mm Hg; 9.5% reported baseline lightheadedness. Among those consuming the DASH diet, high vs low sodium increased lightheadedness (OR 1.71; 95% CI: 1.01, 2.90; P = 0.047) and severity of lightheadedness (P = 0.02), but did not affect lightheadedness in those consuming the control diet (OR 0.77; 95% CI: 0.46, 1.29; P = 0.32). Among those consuming high vs low sodium in the context of the DASH diet, adults <60 vs ≥60 years old experienced more lightheadedness (P-interaction = 0.04), along with obese vs non-obese adults (P-interaction = 0.01). In the context of the DASH diet, higher sodium intake was associated with more frequent and severe lightheadedness. These findings challenge traditional recommendations to increase sodium intake to prevent lightheadedness.
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- Allison W. Peng
- The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical ResearchBaltimoreMaryland
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- The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical ResearchBaltimoreMaryland
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- The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical ResearchBaltimoreMaryland
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- The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical ResearchBaltimoreMaryland
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- The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical ResearchBaltimoreMaryland
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- Division of General Medicine and Primary CareBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusetts
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Velilla-Zancada SM, Prieto-Díaz MA, Escobar-Cervantes C, Manzano-Espinosa L. [Orthostatic hypotension; that great unknown]. Semergen 2016; 43:501-510. [PMID: 27865581 DOI: 10.1016/j.semerg.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Orthostatic hypotension is an anomaly of growing interest in scientific research. Although certain neurogenic diseases are associated with this phenomenon, it can also be associated with non-neurological causes. Although orthostatic hypotension is defined by consensus as a decrease in the systolic blood pressure of at least 20mmHg, or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of at least 10mmHg, within 3min of standing, the studies differ on how to diagnose it. Orthostatic hypotension is associated with certain cardiovascular risk factors and with drug treatment, but the results are contradictory. The purpose of this review is to update the knowledge about orthostatic hypotension and its treatment, as well as to propose a method to standardise its diagnosis.
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- S M Velilla-Zancada
- Centro de Salud Espartero, Logroño, La Rioja, España; Grupo de trabajo de Hipertensión Arterial y Enfermedad Cardiovascular de SEMERGEN, España.
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- Grupo de trabajo de Hipertensión Arterial y Enfermedad Cardiovascular de SEMERGEN, España; Centro de Salud Vallobín-La Florida, Oviedo, Asturias, España
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- Grupo de trabajo de Hipertensión Arterial y Enfermedad Cardiovascular de SEMERGEN, España; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, España
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The increasing prevalence of obesity in developed nations has far-reaching implications for medical toxicology. The management of obese patients is complicated by comorbid illnesses, changes in cardiovascular and respiratory physiology, alterations in pharmacokinetics, and a lack of studies to identify appropriate dosing for current therapeutics and antidotes. In this review article, we examine obesity-associated physiologic and pharmacokinetic changes that may increase the vulnerability of obese patients to overdose. Further research is needed to characterize the relationship between drug toxicity and obesity.
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- Matthew Zuckerman
- University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12401 East 17th Avenue, Rm 759, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA,
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Park AE, Huynh P, Schell AM, Baker LA. Relationship between obesity, negative affect and basal heart rate in predicting heart rate reactivity to psychological stress among adolescents. Int J Psychophysiol 2015; 97:139-44. [PMID: 26049136 PMCID: PMC4685043 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reduced cardiovascular responses to psychological stressors have been found to be associated with both obesity and negative affect in adults, but have been less well studied in children and adolescent populations. These findings have most often been interpreted as reflecting reduced sympathetic nervous system response, perhaps associated with heightened baseline sympathetic activation among the obese and those manifesting negative affect. However, obesity and negative affect may themselves be correlated, raising the question of whether they both independently affect cardiovascular reactivity. The present study thus examined the separate effects of obesity and negative affect on both cardiovascular and skin conductance responses to stress (e.g., during a serial subtraction math task) in adolescents, while controlling for baseline levels of autonomic activity during rest. Both obesity and negative affect had independent and negative associations with cardiovascular reactivity, such that reduced stress responses were apparent for obese adolescents and those with high levels of negative affect. In contrast, neither obesity nor negative affect was related to skin conductance responses to stress, implicating specifically noradrenergic mechanisms rather than sympathetic mechanisms generally as being deficient. Moreover, baseline heart rate was unrelated to obesity in this sample, which suggests that heightened baseline of sympathetic activity is not necessary for the reduced cardiovascular reactivity to stress.
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- Andres E Park
- Department of Psychology, Seeley G. Mudd Building Room 501, University of Southern California, 3620 South McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Seeley G. Mudd Building Room 501, University of Southern California, 3620 South McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, Seeley G. Mudd Building Room 501, University of Southern California, 3620 South McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States
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Rossi RC, Vanderlei LCM, Gonçalves ACCR, Vanderlei FM, Bernardo AFB, Yamada KMH, da Silva NT, de Abreu LC. Impact of obesity on autonomic modulation, heart rate and blood pressure in obese young people. Auton Neurosci 2015; 193:138-41. [PMID: 26260435 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.07.424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Obesity can be understood as a comorbidity of increasing systemic impact, including a deficit in the autonomic nervous system. OBJECTIVE To analyze cardiac autonomic behavior and hemodynamic parameters in obese young people. METHODS 92 individuals (20.58±1.48 years) were evaluated, divided into two groups: obese and eutrophic. Heart rate (HR) was captured for 30 min in the supine position whilst breathing spontaneously. Blood pressure (BP) values were obtained prior to performance of the protocol. For the autonomic analysis, 1000 beats were used for the calculation of heart rate variability indices in the time (Mean RR, SDNN and RMSSD) and frequency (LF, HF and LF/HF) domains, in addition to the Poincaré plot (SD1, SD2, SD1/SD2 and qualitative visual analysis). RESULTS The obese group presented higher baseline BP and HR values compared to the eutrophic. Regarding autonomic modulation a significant decrease was observed in the RMSSD; SD1, HFms and HFnu indices in the obese group, indicating a decrease in vagal activity and reduced SDNN and SD2 rates, with statistical significance for the former, suggesting a reduction in overall variability. The high value of the LFnu index and decrease in Mean RR in the obese group pointed to relative sympathetic predominance in these individuals. The visual analysis of the Poincaré plot showed less dispersion of the points in the obese group. CONCLUSION The obese group presented higher BP and HR values at rest and autonomic impairment, characterized by a reduction in parasympathetic activity and relative predominance of sympathetic activity.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Science and Technology - FCT/UNESP, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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Heart rate reduction and longevity in mice. Basic Res Cardiol 2015; 110:2. [PMID: 25589054 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-014-0460-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Heart rate correlates inversely with life span across all species, including humans. In patients with cardiovascular disease, higher heart rate is associated with increased mortality, and such patients benefit from pharmacological heart rate reduction. However, cause-and-effect relationships between heart rate and longevity, notably in healthy individuals, are not established. We therefore prospectively studied the effects of a life-long pharmacological heart rate reduction on longevity in mice. We hypothesized, that the total number of cardiac cycles is constant, and that a 15% heart rate reduction might translate into a 15% increase in life span. C57BL6/J mice received either placebo or ivabradine at a dose of 50 mg/kg/day in drinking water from 12 weeks to death. Heart rate and body weight were monitored. Autopsy was performed on all non-autolytic cadavers, and parenchymal organs were evaluated macroscopically. Ivabradine reduced heart rate by 14% (median, interquartile range 12-15%) throughout life, and median life span was increased by 6.2% (p = 0.01). Body weight and macroscopic findings were not different between placebo and ivabradine. Life span was not increased to the same extent as heart rate was reduced, but nevertheless significantly prolonged by 6.2%.
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Ozawa T, Tokunaga J, Arakawa M, Ishikawa A, Takeuchi R, Yokoseki A, Sone H, Nishizawa M. The circulating level of leptin and blood pressure in patients with multiple system atrophy. J Neurol Sci 2014; 347:349-51. [PMID: 25304054 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) frequently exhibit orthostatic hypotension (OH). Leptin, an adipose-derived hormone, contributes to the sympathetic control of blood pressure (BP), and loss of leptin may cause OH. We aimed to clarify the relationship between leptin and OH in MSA. Serum leptin levels were measured in 36 patients with MSA, 25 patients with other atypical parkinsonian disorders (APDs), including progressive supranuclear palsy-Richardson syndrome and corticobasal syndrome, and 26 control subjects. Blood samples were obtained after fasting for 12h. In MSA patients, baseline BP was measured in the recumbent position after a 3-min rest, and orthostatic changes in BP were evaluated after 0-3 min of standing. Serum leptin levels did not differ significantly between MSA patients (5.9 ± 0.8 ng/ml), other APD patients (5.2 ± 0.8 ng/ml), and controls (6.1 ± 1.3 ng/ml; P=0.8). In MSA patients, serum leptin levels correlated significantly with body mass index (P=0.01), but not baseline BPs (systolic BP, P=0.20; diastolic BP, P=0.44) or orthostatic drop in BP (systolic BP, P=0.13; diastolic BP, P=0.58). Our observations indicated that the circulating level of leptin was preserved, and OH occurred independent of the leptin level in MSA patients.
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- Tetsutaro Ozawa
- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuoku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuoku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuoku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Disease Center Agano Hospital, 6317-15 Yasuda, Agano, Niigata 959-2221, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuoku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuoku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Niigata University Faculty of Medicine, 1 Asahimachi-dori, Chuoku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuoku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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Global brain blood-oxygen level responses to autonomic challenges in obstructive sleep apnea. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105261. [PMID: 25166862 PMCID: PMC4148259 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is accompanied by brain injury, perhaps resulting from apnea-related hypoxia or periods of impaired cerebral perfusion. Perfusion changes can be determined indirectly by evaluation of cerebral blood volume and oxygenation alterations, which can be measured rapidly and non-invasively with the global blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal, a magnetic resonance imaging procedure. We assessed acute BOLD responses in OSA subjects to pressor challenges that elicit cerebral blood flow changes, using a two-group comparative design with healthy subjects as a reference. We separately assessed female and male patterns, since OSA characteristics and brain injury differ between sexes. We studied 94 subjects, 37 with newly-diagnosed, untreated OSA (6 female (age mean ± std: 52.1±8.1 yrs; apnea/hypopnea index [AHI]: 27.7±15.6 events/hr and 31 male 54.3±8.4 yrs; AHI: 37.4±19.6 events/hr), and 20 female (age 50.5±8.1 yrs) and 37 male (age 45.6±9.2 yrs) healthy control subjects. We measured brain BOLD responses every 2 s while subjects underwent cold pressor, hand grip, and Valsalva maneuver challenges. The global BOLD signal rapidly changed after the first 2 s of each challenge, and differed in magnitude between groups to two challenges (cold pressor, hand grip), but not to the Valsalva maneuver (repeated measures ANOVA, p<0.05). OSA females showed greater differences from males in response magnitude and pattern, relative to healthy counterparts. Cold pressor BOLD signal increases (mean ± adjusted standard error) at the 8 s peak were: OSA 0.14±0.08% vs. Control 0.31±0.06%, and hand grip at 6 s were: OSA 0.08±0.03% vs. Control at 0.30±0.02%. These findings, indicative of reduced cerebral blood flow changes to autonomic challenges in OSA, complement earlier reports of altered resting blood flow and reduced cerebral artery responsiveness. Females are more affected than males, an outcome which may contribute to the sex-specific brain injury in the syndrome.
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