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Lenasi H, Rihar E, Filipič J, Klemenc M, Fister P. The Effect of Caffeine on Heart Rate Variability in Newborns: A Pilot Study. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1459. [PMID: 37511834 PMCID: PMC10381585 DOI: 10.3390/life13071459] [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: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Neonatal apnoea can be treated with caffeine, which affects the central nervous and cardiovascular systems. Heart rate variability (HRV) reflects the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and might be used as a measure of ANS maturation in newborns. We aimed to establish the effect of caffeine on HRV in newborns and investigated the potential correlation between HRV and postmenstrual age (PMA). In 25 haemodynamically stable newborns hospitalized due to apnoea and treated with caffeine (2.5 mg/kg), we assessed breathing frequency, arterial oxygen saturation, body temperature, and the heart rate while they were sleeping. We assessed HRV by spectral analysis using fast Fourier transformation. The same protocol was reapplied 100 h after caffeine withdrawal to assess the control parameters. Caffeine increased breathing frequency (p = 0.023) but did not affect any other parameter assessed including HRV. We established a positive correlation between postmenstrual age and HRV during treatment with caffeine as well as after caffeine had been withdrawn (total power: p = 0.044; low-frequency band: p = 0.039). Apparently, the maintenance dose of caffeine is too low to affect the heart rate and HRV. A positive correlation between PMA and HRV might reflect maturation of the ANS, irrespective of caffeine treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Helena Lenasi
- Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital Dr. Franc Derganc, Ulica Padlih Borcev 13A, 5290 Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia
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- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Bohoričeva ulica 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Almeida Júnior ÁDD, Carvalho TDD, Norberto AR, Figueiredo FWDS, Martinelli PM, de Abreu LC, Baracat EC, Soares Júnior JM, Sorpreso ICE. Autonomic cardiac modulation in postmenopausal women with dry eye syndrome: a cross-sectional analytical study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 67:1143-1149. [PMID: 34669860 DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.20210529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess cardiac autonomic modulation in postmenopausal women with and without dry eye syndrome (DES) and to identify associations between clinical and socioeconomic factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Institute of Ocular Surgery of the Northeast (ICONE), Brazil. Convenience sample of postmenopausal women, over 40 years old, who were divided into two groups: with and without DES. Clinical, sociodemographic, and ophthalmological characteristics of these women were assessed. Capture of RR intervals was performed using a cardio frequency meter. Differences between the groups were analyzed using the Chi-square test, the Student's t test, and the Mann-Whitney test. RESULTS Women with DES were present in 60.4% (n=58), highest median age (63.5 years, 95%CI 62.0-67.9; p<0.001), median length of time menopause (19 years old, 95%CI 10.4-24.0; p<0.001). There was a difference in the standard deviation of all normal-to-normal index between the groups. However, when the differences were adjusted to the clinical model, no association was found between DES and heart rate variability (HRV). CONCLUSIONS The analysis of cardiac autonomic modulation in postmenopausal women is similar in the presence or absence of DES. Clinical factors, time of menopause, and intensity of symptoms were not associated with HRV indices.
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.,Universidad Nacional de la Matanza, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Licenciatura en Kinesiología y Fisiatría - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Educação Integrada em Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva - Vitória (ES), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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Lai S, Mangiulli M, Perrotta AM, Gigante A, Napoleoni L, Cipolloni E, Mitterhofer AP, Gasperini ML, Muscaritoli M, Cianci R, Giovannetti A, Falco F, Mastroluca D, Mazzaferro S. Cardiovascular Risk and Quality of Life in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients on Therapy With Tolvaptan: A Pilot Study. Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2020; 19:556-564. [PMID: 32957887 DOI: 10.2174/1570161118999200918094809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular (CV) complications are the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients. In 2017, the Italian Medicines Agency authorised tolvaptan, a vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist, for the treatment of ADPKD, based on the Tolvaptan Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study in ADPKD (TEMPO 3: 4), TEMPO 4: 4 and Replicating Evidence of Preserved Renal Function: An Investigation of Tolvaptan Safety and Efficacy (REPRISE) studies. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of the study was to assess the impact of tolvaptan on CV risk and quality of life, evaluated by nutritional, inflammatory, metabolic, instrumental parameters and psychocognitive tests on ADPKD patients. METHODS AND MATERIALS We evaluated 36 patients with ADPKD; 10 patients (7 males, mean age 42.5±7.0 years) treated with tolvaptan and 26 controls (11 males, mean age 36.7±9.1 years). They underwent, at T0, monthly, and at T1 (1 year) clinical, laboratory and instrumental evaluation, in addition to psychocognitive tests. RESULTS In ADPKD patients treated with tolvaptan, we found at T1, a decrease in carotid intima-- media thickness (p=0.048), epicardial adipose tissue thickness (p=0.002), C-reactive protein (p=0.026), sympathovagal balance during night (p=0.045) and increased flow-mediated dilation (p=0.023) with a reduction in depression (Hamilton and Beck tests, p=0.008 and p=0.002, respectively) compared with controls. CONCLUSION These preliminary results suggest that treatment with tolvaptan could improve early atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction markers and improve mood in ADPKD patients (probably by acting on endothelial cell and adipocyte V2 receptors).
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- Silvia Lai
- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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