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Madden KM, Feldman B, Meneilly GS. Baroreflex function and postprandial hypotension in older adults. Clin Auton Res 2020; 31:273-280. [PMID: 32062813 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-020-00671-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Postprandial hypotension (PPH) is a common but poorly understood etiology for fainting in older adults. One potential mechanism is age-related baroreflex dysfunction. We examined baroreflex function in older adults with PPH and without PPH (noPPH) during a standardized meal test. METHODS 57 adults (age ≥ 65; 24 PPH, 33 noPPH, mean age 77.9 ± 0.9 years, 54% female) were recruited and had meal tests performed. The baroreflex effectiveness index (BEI, %) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS, ms/mm Hg) were calculated using the sequence method. RESULTS Baseline BEI (22 ± 2 versus 23 ± 2 percent, t = - 0.411, p = 0.682) and BRS (14.1 ± 2.4 versus 13.8 ± 2.5 ms/mm of Hg, t = - 0.084, p = 0.933) were similar in PPH and noPPH subjects. During the meal test PPH subjects showed significantly lower BEI as compared to noPPH subjects (time × PPH, F = 2.791, p = 0.042), while there was no difference in the postprandial change in BRS (time, F = 0.618, p = 0.605). CONCLUSION Patients with PPH demonstrated an acute postprandial decrease in baroreflex effectiveness during meal testing as compared with normal subjects, suggesting a potential contributing mechanism for this condition.
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- Kenneth M Madden
- Gerontology and Diabetes Research Laboratory, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. .,Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. .,Allan M. McGavin Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Room 7185, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel St., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
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- Gerontology and Diabetes Research Laboratory, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Gerontology and Diabetes Research Laboratory, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Trahair LG, Rajendran S, Visvanathan R, Chapman M, Stadler D, Horowitz M, Jones KL. Comparative effects of glucose and water drinks on blood pressure and cardiac function in older subjects with and without postprandial hypotension. Physiol Rep 2017; 5:5/13/e13341. [PMID: 28684639 PMCID: PMC5506527 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Postprandial hypotension (PPH) occurs frequently and is thought to reflect an inadequate increase in cardiac output to compensate for the rise in splanchnic blood flow after a meal. Gastric distension by water attenuates the postprandial fall in blood pressure (BP). Cardiac hemodynamics (stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (CO), and global longitudinal strain (GLS)) have hitherto not been measured in PPH We sought to determine the comparative effects of water and glucose drinks on cardiac hemodynamics in healthy older subjects and individuals with PPH Eight healthy older subjects (age 71.0 ± 1.7 years) and eight subjects with PPH (age 75.5 ± 1.0 years) consumed a 300 mL drink of either water or 75 g glucose (including 150 mg 13C-acetate) in randomized order. BP and heart rate (HR) were measured using an automatic device, SV, CO, and GLS by transthoracic echocardiography and gastric emptying by measurement of 13CO2 In both groups, glucose decreased systolic BP (P < 0.001) and increased HR, SV, and CO (P < 0.05 for all). The fall in systolic BP was greater (P < 0.05), and increase in HR less (P < 0.05), in the PPH group, with no difference in SV or CO Water increased systolic BP (P < 0.05) in subjects with PPH and, in both groups, decreased HR (P < 0.05) without affecting SV, CO, or GLS In subjects with PPH, the hypotensive response to glucose and the pressor response to water were related (R = -0.75, P < 0.05). These observations indicate that, in PPH, the hypotensive response to oral glucose is associated with inadequate compensatory increases in CO and HR, whereas the pressor response to water ingestion is maintained and, possibly, exaggerated.
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- Laurence G Trahair
- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Cardiology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
- Cardiology Unit, Lyell McEwin Hospital Northern Local Health Network, Elizabeth Vale, South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Aged and Extended Care Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
- Adelaide Geriatrics Training and Research with Aged Care (G-TRAC) Centre School of Medicine The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Trahair LG, Horowitz M, Jones KL. Postprandial hypotension: a systematic review. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2014; 15:394-409. [PMID: 24630686 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postprandial hypotension (PPH) is an important clinical problem, which has received inappropriately little attention. METHODS A systematic search of the databases PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Knowledge, from their inception to the present time, was conducted to identify studies relevant to the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and/or management of PPH. RESULTS A total of 417 full-text papers were retrieved from database searching and, following screening, 248 were retained. Of these, 167 papers were considered eligible for inclusion. CONCLUSIONS PPH occurs commonly in older people and represents a major cause of morbidity. Although the pathophysiology of PPH remains poorly defined, diverse factors, including impairments in sympathetic and baroreflex function, release of vasodilatory peptides, the rate of small intestinal nutrient delivery, gastric distension, and splanchnic blood pooling, appear important. Current pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management is suboptimal. Research into the pathophysiology of PPH represents a priority so that management can be targeted more effectively.
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- Laurence G Trahair
- Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; NHMRC Center of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; NHMRC Center of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; NHMRC Center of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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Madden KM, Tedder G, Lockhart C, Meneilly GS. Oral glucose tolerance test reduces arterial baroreflex sensitivity in older adults. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2008; 86:71-7. [DOI: 10.1139/y07-126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although postprandial decreases in blood pressure are a common cause of syncope in the older adult population, the postprandial effects of the oral glucose tolerance test on blood pressure and the arterial baroreflex remain poorly characterized in older adults. Therefore, arterial blood pressure and the arterial baroreflex were studied in 19 healthy older adults (mean age 71.7 ± 1.1 years) who were given a standardized oral glucose load (75 g) or an isovolumetric sham drink during 2 separate sessions. All measures were taken for 120 min after treatment. Baroreflex function was assessed by using the spontaneous baroreflex method (baroreflex sensitivity, BRS). Subjects demonstrated a decrease in BRS after oral glucose that was not seen in the placebo session (two-way analysis of variance, p = 0.04). There was no significant change in systolic, mean, or diastolic blood pressure; together with a drop in BRS, this resulted in a significant tachycardia post glucose (two-way analysis of variance, p < 0.001). We conclude that healthy older adults can successfully maintain blood pressure during an oral glucose tolerance test despite a decrease in arterial BRS. Decreased BRS resulted in a tachycardic response to glucose.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kenneth M. Madden
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel Street, Room 7185, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel Street, Room 7185, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel Street, Room 7185, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel Street, Room 7185, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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Morley JE. Editorial: Postprandial hypotension--the ultimate Big Mac attack. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001; 56:M741-3. [PMID: 11723146 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.12.m741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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