scholarly journals Heart rate and heart rate variability in patients with chronic inflammatory joint disease: The role of pain duration and the insular cortex

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leona Katharin Buschmann ◽  
Melanie Spindler ◽  
Peter Sörös ◽  
Carsten Bantel
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Insular Cortex ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Joint Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Joint Diseases ◽  
Cardiovascular Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Pain Duration

AbstractChronic inflammatory joint diseases (CIJD) have been linked to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. A decisive reason could be a dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which is responsible for the control of cardio-vascular function. So far, the cause of changes in ANS functions remains elusive. In this study, we investigate the role of chronic pain and the insular cortex in autonomic control of cardiac functioning in patients with CIJD. We studied the sympathetic and parasympathetic branch of the ANS through the assessment of heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) at rest and under cognitive stimulation. Furthermore, we investigated insular cortex volume by performing surface-based brain morphometry with FreeSurfer. For this study, 22 individual age- and sex-matched pairs for the magnetic resonance imaging analyses and 14 for the HRV analyses were recruited. Pain duration was negatively correlated with the resting heart rate in patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases (n = 19). In a multiple linear regression model including only CIJD patients with HR at rest as a dependent variable, we found a significant positive relationship between HR at rest and the volume of the left insular cortex and a significant negative relationship between HR at rest and the volume of the right insular cortex. However, we found no significant differences in HRV parameters or insular cortex volumes between both groups. In this study we provide evidence to suggest insular cortex involvement in the process of ANS changes due to chronic pain in CIJD patients.

Relaxation during the evening and next-morning energy: The role of hassles, uplifts, and heart rate variability during work.

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-98
Author(s):  
Stacey L. Parker ◽  
Sabine Sonnentag ◽  
Nerina L. Jimmieson ◽  
Cameron J. Newton
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability

scholarly journals Role of increased sympathetic activity in the genesis of ambulatory ischemia: Spectral analysis of heart rate variability

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-399
Author(s):  
Tohru Kaji ◽  
Tetsuro Kohya ◽  
Fumishi Tomita ◽  
Tomohide Ono ◽  
Akira Kitabatake
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Sympathetic Activity

scholarly journals The Influence ofNrf2on Cardiac Responses to Environmental Stressors

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reuben Howden ◽  
Eva Gougian ◽  
Marcus Lawrence ◽  
Samantha Cividanes ◽  
Wesley Gladwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Environmental Stressors ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Airborne Pollutants ◽  
Cardiac Responses

Nrf2protects the lung from adverse responses to oxidants, including 100% oxygen (hyperoxia) and airborne pollutants like particulate matter (PM) exposure, but the role ofNrf2on heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) responses is not known. We hypothesized that genetic disruption ofNrf2would exacerbate murine HR and HRV responses to severe hyperoxia or moderate PM exposures.Nrf2-/-andNrf2+/+mice were instrumented for continuous ECG recording to calculate HR and HRV (low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF), and total power (TP)). Mice were then either exposed to hyperoxia for up to 72 hrs or aspirated with ultrafine PM (UF-PM). Compared to respective controls, UF-PM induced significantly greater effects on HR (P<0.001) and HF HRV (P<0.001) inNrf2-/-mice compared toNrf2+/+mice.Nrf2-/-mice tolerated hyperoxia significantly less thanNrf2+/+mice (~22 hrs;P<0.001). Reductions in HR, LF, HF, and TP HRV were also significantly greater inNrf2-/-compared toNrf2+/+mice (P<0.01). Results demonstrate thatNrf2deletion increases susceptibility to change in HR and HRV responses to environmental stressors and suggest potential therapeutic strategies to prevent cardiovascular alterations.

HRV Biofeedback and Addiction: Rehabbing Body, Mind and Spirit

Biofeedback ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Amy Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
The Body ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback ◽  
The Mind

Addiction is a devastating disease of the body, the mind, and even the personality. Recent research shows that heart rate variability biofeedback can help the alcoholic/addict recover in three crucial ways, namely (1) treating the associated comorbidities (depression, anxiety, chronic pain), (2) treating the physiology around craving, and (3) returning to a loving and nurturing relationship with one's own body instead of an abusive and exploitive one.

The relationship between phobic anxiety and 2-year readmission after Acute Coronary Syndrome: What is the role of heart rate variability?

2019 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne O'Neil ◽  
C. Barr Taylor ◽  
David L. Hare ◽  
Emma Thomas ◽  
Samia R. Toukhsati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Phobic Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract P542: Association of Psychosocial Factors With Heart Rate Variability: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 141 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anish Shah ◽  
Alvaro Alonso ◽  
Eric A Whitsel ◽  
Elsayed Z SOLIMAN ◽  
Viola Vaccarino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities ◽  
Vital Exhaustion ◽  
Cardiovascular Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Atherosclerosis Risk

Introduction: Psychosocial factors are associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but our understanding of causal mechanisms is limited. Understanding such mechanisms may help formulate prevention strategies. We therefore sought to evaluate potential physiologic effects of psychosocial factors by studying their associations with heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of autonomic function, in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Hypothesis: Higher psychosocial stress levels are associated with lower HRV cross-sectionally in a diverse community sample. Methods: We included ARIC cohort participants with information on psychosocial factors in 1990-1992 into our analysis. Psychosocial factors were assessed using validated instruments, including: 1) vital exhaustion, a somatic manifestation of chronic stress and depression, 2) anger proneness, a personality trait, and 3) perceived social support, a potential buffering factor for stress. Short-term time and frequency domain HRV were measured from a two-minute electrocardiographic recording in 1987-1989. Linear regression models adjusted for sociodemographic and cardiovascular risk factors. Results: We included 9,332 participants (mean age 54.4 ± 5.7 years, 55% women, and 25% black) in the analysis. Only vital exhaustion was consistently associated with HRV, as per the table, which shows the change in ln(HRV) per point increase in score. Compared to the lowest quartile, the highest quartile of vital exhaustion was associated with a 13.3% (95% CI, 3.9% - 21.3%) decrease in low frequency HRV in adjusted models. By comparison, each year of added age was associated with a 3.7% (95% CI, 3.1% to 4.2%) decrease in LF HRV. Conclusion: A high level of vital exhaustion was associated with low HRV, while anger proneness and social support were not. The inverse vital exhaustion-HRV association raises concern regarding the somatic manifestations of stress, a potential target for preventive interventions.

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