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Zahoor I, Pan G, Cerghet M, Elbayoumi T, Mao-Draayer Y, Giri S, Palaniyandi SS. Current understanding of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e35753. [PMID: 39170118 PMCID: PMC11337049 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35753] [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: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), are proven to increase the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to a robust systemic immune response and inflammation. MS can lead to cardiovascular abnormalities that are related to autonomic nervous system dysfunction by causing inflammatory lesions surrounding tracts of the autonomic nervous system in the brain and spinal cord. CVD in MS patients can affect an already damaged brain, thus worsening the disease course by causing brain atrophy and white matter disease. Currently, the true prevalence of cardiovascular dysfunction and associated death rates in patients with MS are mostly unknown and inconsistent. Treating vascular risk factors is recommended to improve the management of this disease. This review provides an updated summary of CVD prevalence in patients with MS, emphasizing the need for more preclinical studies using animal models to understand the pathogenesis of MS better. However, no distinct studies exist that explore the temporal effects and etiopathogenesis of immune/inflammatory cells on cardiac damage and dysfunction associated with MS, particularly in the cardiac myocardium. To this end, a thorough investigation into the clinical presentation and underlying mechanisms of CVD must be conducted in patients with MS and preclinical animal models. Additionally, clinicians should monitor for cardiovascular complications while prescribing medications to MS patients, as some MS drugs cause severe CVD.
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- Insha Zahoor
- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence, Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Prentice D, Ambati R. A Case Report on Multiple Sclerosis Associated With Atrial Fibrillation and Neurogenic Hypertension: Area Postrema Syndrome? Cureus 2024; 16:e55860. [PMID: 38595879 PMCID: PMC11002330 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.55860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating neurological disorder primarily manifesting with a range of neurological symptoms, with cardiovascular autonomic involvement being a rare occurrence. We report a case where a patient initially presented with Bell's palsy, without other notable symptoms or signs, and subsequently developed atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed extensive demyelination in the cerebral hemispheres, brainstem, and notably, the area postrema. The anatomy of the area postrema and its connections, in relation to neurogenic hypertension, are discussed. The demyelination in the area postrema was thought to be the cause of our patient's arrhythmias and acute hypertension. Furthermore, we discuss the cerebral origins of cardiac arrhythmias, with a focus on MS and other neurological conditions. This case underscores the rarity of isolated cranial neuropathies, such as Bell's palsy, as an initial sign of MS, marking the onset of a relapse.
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- David Prentice
- Neurosciences, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, AUS
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Crnošija L, Adamec I, Krbot Skorić M, Habek M. How to explore and explain autonomic changes in multiple sclerosis. Neurophysiol Clin 2023; 53:102854. [PMID: 36966707 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2023.102854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Autonomic dysfunction (AD) in people with MS (pwMS) is a frequent finding. This narrative review will present an overview of central neural mechanisms involved in the control of cardiovascular and thermoregulatory systems, and methods of autonomic nervous system testing will be discussed thereafter. Since the need for standardization of autonomic nervous system (ANS) testing, we will focus on the standard battery of tests (blood pressure and heart rate response to Valsalva maneuver and head-up tilt, and heart rate response to deep breathing test plus one of the tests for sudomotor function), which can detect ANS pathology in the majority of pwMS. The review will briefly discuss the other types of AD in pwMS and the use of appropriate tests. While performing ANS testing in pwMS one has to consider the multiple sclerosis phenotypes, disease duration, and its activity, the degree of clinical disability of patients included in the study, and the disease-modifying therapies taken, as these factors may have a great influence on the results of ANS testing. In other words, detailed patient characteristics presentation and patient stratification are beneficial when reporting results of ANS testing in pwMS.
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COVID-19-related severe MS exacerbation with life-threatening Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a previously stable patient and interference of MS therapy with long-term immunity against SARS-CoV-2. J Neurol 2021; 269:1138-1141. [PMID: 34617145 PMCID: PMC8494626 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-021-10779-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Rapp D, Michels S, Schöpe J, Schwingshackl L, Tumani H, Senel M. Associations between multiple sclerosis and incidence of heart diseases: Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2021; 56:103279. [PMID: 34649134 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Observational studies have described associations between multiple sclerosis (MS) and heart diseases, but the results were mixed. METHODS Medline, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched up to 5 October 2020 according to a protocol (PROSPERO registration number CRD42020184493). We included longitudinal non-randomized studies of exposure comparing the incidence of acquired heart diseases between people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) and people without multiple sclerosis. We used ROBINS-E and the GRADE approach to assess risk of bias and the certainty of evidence, respectively. Data were pooled using random-effect models. RESULTS Of 5,159 studies, nine studies met the inclusion criteria. MS was associated with an increased risk for myocardial infarction (HR 1.6, 95% CI 1.2 to 2.0, I2 86%, n = 1,209,079) and heart failure (HR 1.7, 95% CI 1.3 to 2.2, I2 49%, n = 489,814). The associations were more pronounced among women and younger people in subgroup analyses. We found no difference for ischemic heart disease (HR 1.0, 95% CI 0.8 to 1.4, I2 86%, n = 679,378) and bradycardia (HR 1.5, 95% CI 0.4 to 5.0, I2 50%, n = 187,810). The risk of atrial fibrillation was lower in pwMS (HR 0.7, 95% CI 0.6 to 0.8, I2 0%, n = 354,070), but the risk of bias was high, and the certainty of evidence was rated as very low. One study found more cases of infectious endocarditis among pwMS (HR 1.2, 95% CI 1.0 to 1.4, n = 83,712). CONCLUSIONS Myocardial infarction and heart failure should be considered in people with multiple sclerosis during follow-up examinations.
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- Daniel Rapp
- Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Saarland University, Homburg, Saarland, Germany.
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- Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081 Ulm, Germany; Fachklinik für Neurologie Dietenbronn, Dietenbronn 7, 88477 Schwendi, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Risseeuw F, Masrori P, Baar I, Nicolay S, Franssen C, Willekens B. The Brain-Heart Link: A Case Report of a Critically Located Multiple Sclerosis Lesion in the Brainstem Leading to Recurrent Takotsubo Syndrome. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:674118. [PMID: 34434971 PMCID: PMC8381246 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.674118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Various central nervous system (CNS) diseases, including neurovascular and neuroinflammatory diseases, can lead to stress cardiomyopathy, also known as Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). We present a case of a 69-year-old woman with cardiovascular comorbidities, suffering from repeated episodes of TTS and respiratory failure due to a critical lesion in the brainstem, leading to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite aggressive treatment, intractable and recurrent symptoms in our patient occurred. Repeated bouts of autonomic dysfunction and respiratory failure ultimately led to installment of palliative care and the patient passing away. TTS should raise suspicion for underlying neurological diseases. Thorough questioning of previous neurological symptoms and extensive neurological workup is warranted. MS should be considered as a trigger of TTS also in elderly patients with cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.,Cardiovascular Diseases, Genetics, Pharmacology and Physiopathology of Heart, Blood Vessels and Skeleton (GENCOR), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.,Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Effect of COVID-19 home confinement on sleep monitorization and cardiac autonomic function in people with multiple sclerosis: A prospective cohort study ✰,✰✰. Physiol Behav 2021; 237:113392. [PMID: 33753090 PMCID: PMC9159797 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Low sleep quality, cardiac autonomic dysfunction and poor quality of life are some of the most prevalent symptoms in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In addition to the progression of the disease, these symptoms are aggravated by physical inactivity. Therefore, home confinement due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions could further worsen these symptoms. This study aims to analyze the effect of home confinement on objective and subjective sleep quality, cardiac autonomic control based on heart rate variability (HRV), and health-related quality of life in people with MS. METHODS Actigraphic and subjective sleep quality (Karolinska Sleep Diary, KSD), HRV (Polar-H7), and quality of life (Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54) were measured before and after 2 months of home confinement in 17 people with MS (7:10 men/women; age: 43.41±10.88 years; body mass index: 24.87±3.31 kg/m2; Expanded Disability Status Scale: 2.85±1.34 a.u.). RESULTS Actigraphic sleep quality (sleep efficiency: ES=1.27, p = 0.01, sleep time: ES=0.81, p = 0.01) and subjective sleep quality (sleep quality: ES=-0.34, p = 0.05), sleep comfort: ES=0.60; p = 0.03, ease of falling asleep: ES=0.70; p = 0.01, ease of waking up: ES=0.87, p<0.01, and having enough sleep: ES=0.87, p<0.01) significantly decreased after home confinement. No differences were observed in HRV or quality of life variables (p ≥ 0.13). CONCLUSIONS Home confinement has worsened the sleep quality, but not in cardiac autonomic control or quality of life, in people with MS. These data highlight the importance of implementing home physical training programs in this population when situations similar to home confinement occur, thus minimizing the negative effects of physical inactivity and their associated comorbidities.
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The enteric nervous system (ENS) is the largest division of the peripheral nervous system and closely resembles components and functions of the central nervous system. Although the central role of the ENS in congenital enteric neuropathic disorders, including Hirschsprung disease and inflammatory and functional bowel diseases, is well acknowledged, its role in systemic diseases is less understood. Evidence of a disordered ENS has accumulated in neurodegenerative diseases ranging from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer disease and multiple sclerosis to Parkinson disease as well as neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. The ENS is a key modulator of gut barrier function and a regulator of enteric homeostasis. A 'leaky gut' represents the gateway for bacterial and toxin translocation that might initiate downstream processes. Data indicate that changes in the gut microbiome acting in concert with the individual genetic background can modify the ENS, central nervous system and the immune system, impair barrier function, and contribute to various disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease or neurodegeneration. Here, we summarize the current knowledge on the role of the ENS in gastrointestinal and systemic diseases, highlighting its interaction with various key players involved in shaping the phenotypes. Finally, current flaws and pitfalls related to ENS research in addition to future perspectives are also addressed.
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An S, Ma HI, Song J, Choi HM, Kim YE. Stress cardiomyopathy associated with area postrema syndrome as a presentation of neuromyelitis optica: case report. BMC Neurol 2020; 20:201. [PMID: 32438902 PMCID: PMC7240979 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01784-3] [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: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Stress cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) is very rare in the central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disorders. Although this dysfunction of the heart-brain axis has been reported in several case series related to multiple sclerosis (MS), stress cardiomyopathy by neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is rarer CNS demyelinating disorder than MS, is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of stress cardiomyopathy associated with a medullary lesion as a presentation of NMO. Case presentation A 30-year-old woman was treated by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation due to catastrophic cardiopulmonary dysfunction after prolonged and unexplained nausea, vomiting, and cough. Myoclonus on the limbs developed afterward. Taken with suspicion of area postrema syndrome (APS), the brain MRI showed a demyelinating lesion in the medulla oblongata. APS and severe heart failure by stress cardiomyopathy were completely resolved by ECMO and hydrocortisone therapy. However, the CNS demyelinating lesion recurred after 1 month. The patient was diagnosed with NMO evident by the presence of aquaporin-4 antibody; Steroid therapy improved her symptoms. Conclusion NMO should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses in patients with APS preceding severe cardiopulmonary distress.
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- Sungsik An
- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea. .,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea.
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Findling O, Hauer L, Pezawas T, Rommer PS, Struhal W, Sellner J. Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review of Current Knowledge and Impact of Immunotherapies. J Clin Med 2020; 9:E335. [PMID: 31991711 PMCID: PMC7073977 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9020335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cardiac autonomic dysfunction (CAD) has been reported in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This systematic review summarizes the evidence for the types and prevalence of CAD in MS patients, as well as its association with MS type, disease characteristics, fatigue and immunotherapies used to treat MS. The analysis revealed that CAD is correlated with pathophysiological processes of MS, can trigger serious cardiovascular complications that may reduce life expectancy, and may have implications for treatment with immunotherapies, especially fingolimod. Numerous mainly small case-control or cohort studies have reported various measures of CAD (particularly heart rate variation) in MS patients, showing higher rates of abnormality versus controls. A smaller number of studies have reported on cardiac autonomic symptoms in MS, including orthostatic intolerance/dizziness in around 50% of patients. CAD also appears to be associated with disease duration and to be more common in progressive than relapsing-remitting MS. However, although a substantial evidence base suggests that assessing CAD in people with MS may be important, standardised methods to evaluate CAD in these patients have not yet been established. In addition, no studies have yet looked at whether treating CAD can reduce the burden of MS symptoms, disease activity or the rate of progression.
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- Oliver Findling
- Department of Neurology, Kantonsspital Aarau, 5001 Aarau, Switzerland;
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tulln, Karl-Landsteiner-University, 3420 Tulln, Austria;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria;
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tulln, Karl-Landsteiner-University, 3420 Tulln, Austria;
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- Department of Neurology, Landesklinikum Mistelbach-Gänserndorf, 2130 Mistelbach, Austria
- Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, 81675 München, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Recurrent atrial fibrillation after pulse corticosteroid treatment for a relapse of multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2019; 32:30-32. [PMID: 31029055 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2019.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Standard therapy for a relapse of multiple sclerosis is a high dose pulse corticosteroid therapy. Cardiovascular adverse events ranging from palpitations to serious arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia have been associated with this treatment. The underlying mechanism behind the development of atrial fibrillation and treatment of multiple sclerosis relapse with steroids is still unclear. In this case, a 27-year-old male with multiple sclerosis is presented who developed atrial fibrillation on two occasions following two consecutive treatments with high dose methylprednisolone for the treatment of multiple sclerosis relapse. Extensive work-up revealed mild sympathetic autonomic system dysfunction. Based on this case and previous studies, we propose that a disturbed function of the autonomic system increases the risk of atrial fibrillation and/or other arrhythmias in people with multiple sclerosis.
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