Nonlinear Analysis of Heart Rate Variability During Qi Therapy (External Qigong)

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (04) ◽  
pp. 579-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myeong Soo Lee ◽  
Young Hoon Rim ◽  
Dong-Myong Jeong ◽  
Mo Kyung Kim ◽  
Min Cheol Joo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Nonlinear Analysis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Placebo Control ◽  
Poincaré Plot ◽  
Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous

Heart rate variability (HRV) was compared in 30 subjects receiving external Qi therapy (EQT) or placebo control therapy, in a crossover design experiment. Subjects who received the EQT reported more pleasant and calm emotions than did the placebo group. Qi therapy reduced the heart rate and increased HRV as indicated by a reduced low frequency/high frequency power ratio of HRV. With nonlinear analysis, the Poincaré plot index of HRV and approximate entropy was greater in the EQT group than in the control group. These findings suggest that EQT stabilizes the sympathovagal function and cardiac autonomic nervous system by inducing more positive emotions than the placebo therapy. In conclusion, EQT may act by stabilizing both the autonomic nervous system and the emotional state.

scholarly journals Assessment of heart rate variability and tone of the autonomic nervous system in puberty-aged children with undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
O V Sidorovich ◽  
S Y U Elizarova ◽  
A V Khizhnyak ◽  
N A Kuznetsova ◽  
E E Prosova
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Connective Tissue Dysplasia ◽  
End Of Puberty

Abstract   Within the framework of the research into pathological conditions and syndromes associated with undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia (UCTD), an emphasis needs to be placed on the changes in heart rhythm. In puberty, the severity of neurovegetative disorders caused by the presence of UCTD might increase manifold. The features of heart rate variability (HRV) in pubertal children against the background of UCTD have been studied insufficiently and require more detailed analysis. This study aims to assess heart rate variability and tone of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in puberty-aged children with UCTD. Two groups of children were examined, with methods including electrocardiography and cardiointervalography. The main group consisted of 36 puberty-aged children with UCTD, the control group consisted of 30 healthy children. ANS tone was assessed based on the HRV. In the control group of children aged 11, the value of variation range (VR) was 0.18±0.4, mode amplitude (MA) 35.2±2.4, stress index (IN) 72.8±4.3, which corresponds to the state of vegetative balance. As the puberty progresses, the state of eutonia is replaced by the activation of the sympathetic division of the ANS, which becomes most pronounced at the age of 13 years. In the control group of children aged 13, the value of VR was 0.08±0.02, MA 61.7±2.1, SI 210.6±8.6, which corresponds to moderate sympathicotonia. By the end of puberty, in healthy children, the severity of sympathetic activation begins to decrease, and at the age of 15 years, vegetative balance is again observed. However, this pattern is violated in children with UCTD. Upon entering puberty, moderate activation of the sympathetic division of the ANS is already observed in children with UCTD. At the age of 11 years in this group, the value of VR is 0.06±0.02, MA 72.4±3.1, SI 211.2±8.6. At the age of 13, pronounced sympathicotonia is observed, which is confirmed by the values of VR - 0.04±0.01, MA 80.2±4.3 and SI 34.3±14.7. By the end of puberty in children with UCTD, in contrast to the control group, the analyzed parameters indicate not an equilibrium of the ANS, but the predominance of parasympathetic activation. The research provides an insight into heart rate variability in puberty-aged children with UCTD. It was established that healthy children enter puberty in a state of equilibrium of the autonomic nervous system, which in the middle of puberty is replaced by moderate sympathicotonia, and then returns to its original values. Children with the presence of UCTD enter puberty with moderately pronounced sympathicotonia, which gradually increases to pronounced values and is replaced by moderate vagotonia. FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None.

scholarly journals Heart rate variability in laparoscopic hysterectomy depending on different types of anesthesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
S. Zaychenko ◽  
R. Tkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Stress Protection ◽  
Different Types

The objective: was to evaluate the effectiveness of various anesthesia options for laparoscopic hysterectomy, including low-opioid (LOA) and opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) by studying the dynamics of heart rate variability (HRV) indicators.Materials and methods. 102 patients were randomly assigned to 3 groups: 37 patients who received standard opioid anesthesia (control group), 33 women who received the LOA group, and 32 patients who received OFA.Results. Laparoscopic hysterectomy is accompanied by tension of the autonomic nervous system, especially its sympathetic link, which is manifested by an increase in the index of vago-sympathetic interaction at the traumatic stage of the operation. These changes were most significant in patients who received standard and opioid-free anesthesia, which indirectly indicates insufficient stress protection of these types of intraoperative anesthesia.Conclusions. The use of low-opioid anesthesia is accompanied by a greater stabilization of HRV indices, which indicates its sufficient autonomic protection during laparoscopic hysterectomy than standard and opioid-free anesthesia.

scholarly journals Alterations of Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Children with Spina Bifida: A Case-Control Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Woon Kim ◽  
Israel Franco ◽  
Yong Seung Lee ◽  
Sang Won Han
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Parasympathetic Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Urodynamic Study ◽  
Bladder Filling ◽  
Autonomic Nervous

Abstract We compared heart rate variability parameters of patients with spina bifida with those of a control group during urodynamic study to evaluate the autonomic nervous system dysfunction of spina bifida. Continuous heart rate variability parameters were recorded during 3 successive periods (P0: 2 minutes before the start of filling; P1: start of filling to the first desire to void; P2: P1 to the end of filling or the start of voiding). Children with vesicoureteral reflux who underwent video-urodynamic study were established as a control group. We included 11 patients with spina bifida and 9 controls. At baseline, patients with spina bifida had lower values of RMSSD, pNN50, and HF, while LF/HF ratio was increased (5.04 ± 4.75 vs 0.67 ± 0.42, p = 0.014). During bladder filling, LF/HF values increased in the control group (P0 0.67 ± 0.42 vs P1 0.89 ± 0.34 vs P2 1.21 ± 0.64, p = 0.018) while it was decreased in spina bifida patients (P0 5.04 ± 4.75 vs P1 3.96 ± 4.35 vs P2 3.26 ± 4.03, p < 0.001). HF were significantly increased in spina bifida children during bladder filling (p = 0.002). In time domain, SDNN was increased only in control group during bladder filling. Parasympathetic activity domains were decreased in children with spina bifida at baseline. During the bladder filling phase, parasympathetic activity increased with fixed sympathetic activity in spina bifida group while the control group demonstrated a shifted balance toward sympathetic preponderance at the end of bladder filling. These findings may be related to the pathophysiology of neurogenic bladder in spina bifida.

scholarly journals Correlation between adipocytokine profile and heart rate variability in patients with obesity

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
S. G. Shulkina ◽  
E. N. Smirnova ◽  
E. A. Laurent ◽  
N. Yu. Kolomeets ◽  
V. V. Konovalov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Heart Rhythm ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Group 2

Objective. The high prevalence of obesity in employable population dictates the necessity for preclinical diagnosis of diseases associated with it, including the study of the autonomic regulation of heart rhythm. The objective was to study the correlations between the adipocytokine profile and heart rate variability in patients with obesity. Materials and methods. 300 persons were examined, the average age was 46.2 6.4 years; Group 1 was metabolically unhealthy obesity phenotype (MUHOP) 90 patients; group 2 was obesity without metabolic disorders [Ob(+)MD(-)] (MHOP) 50 persons; the control group consisted of 100 healthy respondents. We studied the following indices: blood serum adipocytokines: leptin, insulin, resistin, adiponectin. Heart rate variability was studied using Poly-Spectrum Rhythm 2012 computer electrocardiograph. Results. In the course of the study, decrease in the total heart rate variability and reactivity of the parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system in patients from MUHOP group was found, while there were no differences with the control in the MHOP group. It was established that a decrease in the parasympathetic effect on the regulation of heart rhythm is associated with the presence of abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and an increase in the level of TG, glucose, resistin, and uric acid. Conclusions. The received relationships between indicators of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, the level of uric acid and adipocytokines with temporal and spectral characteristics of the autonomic nervous system confirm their contribution to the development of autonomic dysfunction in obese persons.

scholarly journals An assessment of the autonomic nervous system in the electrohypersensitive population: a heart rate variability and skin conductance study

2017 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 1055-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soafara Andrianome ◽  
Jonathan Gobert ◽  
Laurent Hugueville ◽  
Erwan Stéphan-Blanchard ◽  
Frederic Telliez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Skin Conductance ◽  
Electrodermal Activity ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Time Variability ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Autonomic Nervous

The aim of the study was twofold: first, to compare the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) between the population self-declared as electrohypersensitive (EHS) and their matched control individuals without intended exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). The second objective was to determine whether acute exposure to different radiofrequency signals modifies ANS activity in EHS. For that purpose, two different experiments were undertaken, in which ANS activity was assessed through heart rate variability (HRV) and skin conductance (SC). In the first experiment, a comparison between the EHS group ( n = 30) and the control group ( n = 25) showed that the EHS has an increased number of responses to auditory stimuli as measured by skin conductance activity, and that none of the short-term heart rate variability parameters differ between the two matched study groups. The second experiment, performed in a shielded chamber, involved 10 EHS from the first experiment. The volunteers participated in two different sessions (sham and exposure). The participants were consecutively exposed to four EMF signals (GSM 900, GSM 1800, DECT, and Wi-Fi) at environmental level (1 V/m). The experiment was double blinded and counterbalanced. The HRV variables studied did not differ between the two sessions. Concerning electrodermal activity, the data issued from skin conductance and tonic activity did not differ between the sessions, but showed a time variability. In conclusion, the HRV and SC profiles did not significantly differ between the EHS and control populations under no exposure. Exposure did not have an effect on the ANS parameters we have explored. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study provided analysis on the skin conductance parameters using a newly developed method (peak/min, extraction of skin conductance responses) that had not been performed previously. Additionally, the skin conductance signal was decomposed, considering tonic and phasic activities to be a distinct compound. Moreover, this is the first time a study has been designed into two steps to understand whether the autonomic nervous system is disturbed in the EHS population.

scholarly journals Exploring the Effect of Long Naps on Handball Performance and Heart Rate Variability

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
pp. E73-E80
Author(s):  
Masaki Nishida ◽  
Kei Yamamoto ◽  
Yusuke Murata ◽  
Atsushi Ichinose ◽  
Kohei Shioda
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ◽  
Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous

AbstractThis study explored the effect of long naps on handball-related performance and assessed the role of the cardiac autonomic nervous system in this process. Eleven male collegiate handball players performed a repeated sequential trial consisting of a 20-m consecutive turnaround run, 10-m run with a load, and shooting the ball into a target. Participants were allocated randomly and sequentially to have a short (20 minutes) nap, long (60 minutes) nap, or no nap. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to assess regular sleep quality. Subjective sleepiness before and after napping was measured using the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale. Heart rate variability was recorded to assess cardiac autonomic nervous function during napping. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score was correlated with shot accuracy only after long naps (ρ=0.636, r=0.048). A negative correlation was observed between the root mean square of successive differences and average load run time (ρ=−0.929, p<0.001). Long napping was associated with a significant benefit on performance in athletes with poor sleep quality, implying a role of the autonomic nervous system in this regard. Our findings indicate the effect of sleep quality on the endurance and resistance of handball players.

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