scholarly journals Effect of moderate physical exercises on the relationship of variability of the heart rhythm with the level of blood pressure and hemodynamic functions in women with essential hypertension

Author(s):  
Б.И. Кузник ◽  
Ю.Н. Смоляков ◽  
Е.С. Гусева ◽  
С.О. Давыдов ◽  
И.В. Файн

Цель исследования - выявление взаимосвязи между показателями вариабельности сердечного ритма (ВСР), кровяным давлением и гемодинамическими функциями у женщин, страдающих гипертонической болезнью (ГБ) и находящихся на медикаментозной терапии (ГБ-1), либо в дополнение к этому, проходящих регулярные курсы кинезитерапии (ГБ-2). Методика. Наблюдения проведены на 72 женщинах, страдающих артериальной гипертензией II стадии. В группу ГБ-1 вошли 37 женщин с ГБ, находящихся на медикаментозной терапии, в группу ГБ-2 - 35 женщин с ГБ, которые, помимо медикаментозной терапии, регулярно проходили на протяжении 2-3 лет по 3-4 полуторамесячных курса кинезитерапии (управляемые умеренные физические нагрузки). Для изучения гемодинамики был использован датчик динамического рассеяния света (miniature Dynamic Light Scattering - mDLS) от Elfi-Tech (Rehovot, Israel), измеряющий сигналы, инициированные кожным кровотоком, и использующий методику разложения сигнала на частотные компоненты, связанные с разными гемодинамическими источниками. Из пульсовой компоненты mDLS сигнала извлекалась информация о вариабельности RR-интервалов и рассчитывались индикаторы вариабельности сердечного ритма. Введен показатель «гемодинамический индекс» (Hemodynamic Index - HI). Зависимость HI от скорости сдвига интерпретируется путем сопоставления каждой полосе частот определенной скорости сдвига (HI1 - низкочастотный, HI2 - промежуточный, HI3 - высокочастотный). Использованы следующие относительные (RHI, Relative Hemodynamic Index) и осцилляторные (OHI, Oscillatory Hemodynamic Indexes) гемодинамические индексы: нейрологический (NEUR), Майера (MAYER), дыхательный (RESP) и пульсовой (PULSE). ВСР показатели включали: HR (Heart Rate), PWR (Power) - общую мощность колебаний, LF (Low Frequency), HF (High Frequency), SDNN (Standard Deviation of the Normal-to-Normal), RMSSD (Root Mean Square of the Successive Differences), а также индексы: CVI (Cardiac Vagal Index) и CSI (Cardiac Sympathetic Index). Результаты. У женщин, находящихся исключительно на медикаментозной терапии (ГБ-1), выявляются отрицательные взаимосвязи LF и LF/HF с систолическим, средним и пульсовым давлением. При ГБ-2 проявляются отрицательные связи PWR, LF, HF с пульсовым давлением. При ГБ-1 обнаружены положительные взаимосвязи между HR и гемодинамическими индексами HI1, RHI2 и отрицательная взаимосвязь с RHI3, а также между RMSSD и RHI3 и между HF и HI1/HI3. У пациенток ГБ-2 обнаружена отрицательная корреляция SDNN и RHI1, а также PWR и RHI1; положительные взаимосвязи между PWR и HI2, HI3, RHI2, HF и RHI3 и LF/HF с HI1/HI3; отрицательные связи HF c HI1/HI3 и с RHI1, а также между LF/HF и RHI3, CSI и RHI3. У больных ГБ-1 имеются прямые связи между SDNN, PWR, LF, HF, CVI и NEUR_HI1, что свидетельствует о действии этих факторов на эндотелиальный кровоток (HI1). В группе ГБ-2 установлено наличие лишь положительных связей между LF, HF и NEUR_HI3. У больных ГБ-1 на уровень АД влияют все без исключения осцилляторные ритмы, которые могут оказывать как отрицательное (с MAYER_HI1, PULSE_HI2), так и положительное (MAYER_HI2, RESP_HI3) влияние. У больных ГБ-2 взаимосвязи АД с осцилляторными индексами не обнаружены. Заключение. Уменьшение в группе ГБ-2 по сравнению с больными группы ГБ-1 числа факторов, влияющих на АД и гемодинамику, носит более совершенный и благоприятный характер, что и обеспечивает более быструю и устойчивую нормализацию артериального давления. Aim. To study the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure and hemodynamic functions in women with essential hypertension (EH) receiving a drug therapy alone (EH-1) or in combination with regular courses of kinesitherapy (EH-2). Methods. The study included 72 women with EH. The EH-1 group consisted of 37 women with stage II arterial hypertension. The EH-2 group consisted of 35 women with stage II arterial hypertension who underwent 3-4 1.5-month courses of kinesitherapy (controlled moderate physical activity) on a regular basis for 2-3 years. Hemodynamics was studied with a miniature Dynamic Light Scattering (mDLS) sensor from Elfi-Tech (Rehovot, Israel), which measures signals initiated by the skin blood flow by decomposing the signal into frequency components associated with different hemodynamic sources. Information on the RR interval variability was extracted from the pulse component of mDLS signal, and indicators of heart rate variability were calculated. A Hemodynamic Index (HI) was introduced. The HI dependence on shear rate was interpreted by matching each frequency band with a specific shear rate (HI1, low-frequency; HI2, intermediate; HI3, high-frequency). The following relative (RHI, Relative Hemodynamic Index) and oscillatory (OHI, Oscillatory Hemodynamic Indexes) indexes were used: neurological (NEUR), Mayer (MAYER), respiratory (RESP), and pulse (PULSE) ones. The HRV indexes included HR (Heart Rate), PWR (Power, total oscillation power), LF (Low Frequency), HF (High Frequency), SDNN (Standard Deviation of the Normal-to-Normal), RMSSD (Root Mean Square of the Successive Differences). CVI (Cardiac Vagal Index), and CSI (Cardiac Sympathetic Index). Results. In women who were on drug therapy alone (EH-1), negative relationships were found for LF and LF/HF with systolic, mean and pulse pressure. For EH-2, PWR, LF, and HF negatively correlated with pulse pressure. For EH-1, HR positively correlated with the hemodynamic indices HI1 and RHI2 and negatively correlated with RHI3; RMSSD negatively correlated with RHI3; and HF negatively correlated with HI1/HI3. For patients with EH-2, negative correlations were observed for SDNN and RHI1, PWR and RHI1; positive correlations were found between PWR and HI2; HI3, RHI2, HF and RHI3; and between LF/HF and HI1/HI3. HF negatively correlated with HI1/HI3 and with RHI1. LF/HF negatively correlated with RHI3, and CSI negatively correlated with RHI3. In patients with EH-1, SDNN, PWR, LF, HF, CVI, and NEUR_HI1 were directly related, which indicated an effect of these factors on the endothelial blood flow (HI1). In the EH-2 group, only positive correlations were found between LF, HF, and NEUR_HI3. In EH-1 patients, all oscillatory rhythms influenced BP; this influence could be both negative (for MAYER_HI1, PULSE_HI2) and positive (for MAYER_HI2, RESP_HI3). In EH-2 patients, no relationship was found between blood pressure and oscillatory indices. Conclusion. The smaller number of factors influencing blood pressure and hemodynamics in the EH-2 group compared to the EH-1 group was more beneficial and favorable, which ensured faster and steadier normalization of blood pressure.

Author(s):  
Poornima Bansal ◽  
Sujatha Kannarpady Janardan ◽  
Prashanth Shetty

Abstract Objectives Hypertension (HTN) is considered as chronic medical condition. Because of the increased complications associated with the conventional medicine, the effects of naturopathic modalities were emphasized to prevent and minimize those adverse effects. This study was done to assess the immediate effect of neutral spinal compress on heart rate variability and blood pressure and thereby to substantiate the clinical understanding of its effect in hypertensive individuals. Methods Hundred hypertensive individuals were recruited for the study. Subjects were assessed for Blood Pressure (BP) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) before and immediately after the intervention of 20 min. Results Result shows significant reduction in mean Heart Rate (HR) (p<0.001), Low Frequency (LF) (p<0.001), Low Frequency/High Frequency (LF/HF) (p<0.001), Systolic blood pressure (SBP) (p<0.001) and Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (p<0.001) and significant increase in mean R-R interval (Mean RR) (p<0.001) and High frequency (HF) (p<0.001) components of Heart Rate Variability after neutral spinal compress intervention. Conclusions The results of the study reported that full neutral spinal compress reduces the sympathetic tone and shifts the Sympatho-vagal balance in favor of parasympathetic dominance and hence it can be concluded that neutral spinal compress can be effectively used in the management of hypertension. Trial registration Clinical Trial Registry- India (CTRI); CTRI Reg. No- CTRI/2020/01/022639.


2005 ◽  
Vol 289 (5) ◽  
pp. H1968-H1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubens Fazan ◽  
Mauro de Oliveira ◽  
Valdo José Dias da Silva ◽  
Luis Fernando Joaquim ◽  
Nicola Montano ◽  
...  

The goal of this study was to determine the baroreflex influence on systolic arterial pressure (SAP) and pulse interval (PI) variability in conscious mice. SAP and PI were measured in C57Bl/6J mice subjected to sinoaortic deafferentation (SAD, n = 21) or sham surgery ( n = 20). Average SAP and PI did not differ in SAD or control mice. In contrast, SAP variance was enhanced (21 ± 4 vs. 9.5 ± 1 mmHg2) and PI variance reduced (8.8 ± 2 vs. 26 ± 6 ms2) in SAD vs. control mice. High-frequency (HF: 1–5 Hz) SAP variability quantified by spectral analysis was greater in SAD (8.5 ± 2.0 mmHg2) compared with control (2.5 ± 0.2 mmHg2) mice, whereas low-frequency (LF: 0.1–1 Hz) SAP variability did not differ between the groups. Conversely, LF PI variability was markedly reduced in SAD mice (0.5 ± 0.1 vs. 10.8 ± 3.4 ms2). LF oscillations in SAP and PI were coherent in control mice (coherence = 0.68 ± 0.05), with changes in SAP leading changes in PI (phase = −1.41 ± 0.06 radians), but were not coherent in SAD mice (coherence = 0.08 ± 0.03). Blockade of parasympathetic drive with atropine decreased average PI, PI variance, and LF and HF PI variability in control ( n = 10) but had no effect in SAD ( n = 6) mice. In control mice, blockade of sympathetic cardiac receptors with propranolol increased average PI and decreased PI variance and LF PI variability ( n = 6). In SAD mice, propranolol increased average PI ( n = 6). In conclusion, baroreflex modulation of PI contributes to LF, but not HF PI variability, and is mediated by both sympathetic and parasympathetic drives in conscious mice.


2003 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriaki Kanaya ◽  
Naoyuki Hirata ◽  
Saori Kurosawa ◽  
Masayasu Nakayama ◽  
Akiyoshi Namiki

Background Propofol is reported to reduce both sympathetic and parasympathetic tone; however, it is not clear whether the changes in heart rate variability are associated with depth of anesthesia. The purposes of the present study were (1) to evaluate the changes in heart rate variability at different depths of hypnosis and (2) to compare the effects of propofol on heart rate variability with that of sevoflurane. Methods Thirty patients were randomly allocated into the propofol or sevoflurane for induction of anesthesia. The depth of hypnosis was monitored by the Bispectral Index (BIS). Spectral analysis of heart rate variability using a maximum-entropy method resulted in a characteristic power spectrum with two main regions, a high frequency (HF) and a low frequency (LF). Hemodynamics, entropy, LF, HF, and LF/HF were monitored when the patients were awake and after induction of anesthesia. Results Both propofol and sevoflurane decreased blood pressure in a BIS-dependent manner, whereas heart rate showed no significant changes during the study period. In the propofol group, entropy and HF decreased with a reduction in the BIS value. Although LF decreased after induction of anesthesia, propofol caused no further decrease in LF in spite of a reduction in the BIS value. In the sevoflurane group, LF decreased with a reduction in the BIS value. Entropy and HF decreased after induction of anesthesia (BIS at 80); however, no further decreases were observed in spite of a reduction in the BIS value. Conclusions Induction of anesthesia with propofol decreased blood pressure, entropy, and HF in a BIS-dependent manner, indicating that propofol reduces cardiac parasympathetic tone depending on the depth of hypnosis. Conversely, sevoflurane did not show the BIS-dependent decreases in heart rate, blood pressure, HF, and entropy, indicating that sevoflurane has little or no effect on cardiac parasympathetic tone.


Author(s):  
Е.С. Гусева ◽  
С.О. Давыдов ◽  
Б.И. Кузник ◽  
Ю.Н. Смоляков ◽  
П.П. Терешков ◽  
...  

Цель исследования - изучение взаимосвязи между вариабельностью сердечного ритма (ВСР) системой гемостаза и гемодинамическими функциями у женщин больных эссенциальной гипертензией (ГБ) в зависимости от методов применяемой терапии. Методика. Под наблюдением находились 72 женщины, страдающие гипертонической болезнью. Обследовано 2 группы пациенток: 1-я группа (ГБ-1) находилась на медикаментозной терапии, 2-я (ГБ-2) - наряду с медикаментозной терапией регулярно на протяжении 2-3 лет проходила не менее 3 полуторамесячных курсов кинезитерапии. Для изучения гемодинамики был использован датчик динамического рассеяния света (miniature Dynamic Light Scattering - mDLS) от Elfi-Tech (Rehovot, Israel), измеряющий сигналы, инициированные кожным кровотоком и использующий методику разложения сигнала на частотные компоненты, связанные с разными гемодинамическими источниками. Из пульсовой компоненты mDLS сигнала извлекалась информация о вариабельности RR интервалов, и рассчитывались индикаторы вариабельности сердечного ритма. Изучали показатели свёртывающей системы крови: активированное парциальное тромбопластиновое время - (АПТВ), протромбиновое время (ПТВ) с вычислением МНО, тромбиновое время (ТВ), концентрация фибриногена, факторов II (протромбин), IIa (тромбин), IX и Х [10]. Кроме перечисленных методов исследования определялся пространственный рост фибринового сгустка, осуществляемый с помощью прибора «Регистратор Тромбодинамики Т-2». Достоинством способа является его объективность и то, что программой предусмотрена фоторегистрация роста сгустка через 5, 15 и 30 мин. Результаты. Как в группе ГБ-1, так и ГБ-2 выявлены многочисленные корреляционные связи между различными показателями ВСР, системы гемостаза и гемодинамических Данные представленные в виде матрицы свидетельствуют о том, что сдвиги в системе гемостаза и гемодинамики у больных ГБ-1, обусловленные деятельностью сердца и осуществляемые при участии как симпатического, так и парасимпатического отделов АНС способствуют возникновению тромботических осложнений. В то же время у больных ГБ-2 ВСР практически не коррелирует с показателями системы гемостаза и в меньшей степени связана с гемодинамические функции, благодаря чему состояние гемостаза и гемодинамики приближается к показателям здоровых женщин. Между тем, выявленные взаимосвязи между системой гемостаза и гемодинамическими функциями как у больных ГБ-1, так и ГБ-2 направлены на предотвращение внутрисосудистого свёртывания крови. Заключение. Применение систематической умеренной физической нагрузки на протяжении 2 - 3 лет способствует нормализации взаимоотношений между ВСР, системой гемостаза и гемодинамическими функциями у больных ГБ и способствует более устойчивой нормализации кровяного давления. Aim. To study the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV), hemostasis, and hemodynamic functions in women with essential hypertension (EH), depending on the method of therapy. Methods. 72 women with hypertension were monitored. Two patient groups were evaluated: the first group (EH-1) had recceived only drug therapy and the second group (EH-2), in addition to drug therapy, had regularly participated in at least three 1.5 mos long courses of kinesitherapy over a 2-3 years period. To study hemodynamics, we used a miniature Dynamic Light Scattering (mDLS) sensor from Elfi-Tech (Rehovot, Israel), which measures signals initiated by skin blood flow and uses a technique for decomposing the signal into frequency components associated with different hemodynamic sources. Information on the variability of RR intervals was extracted from the pulse component of the mDLS signal, and parameters of heart rate variability were calculated. Indexes of the coagulation system were studied, including activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PTT) with calculation of INR, thrombin time (TT), concentrations of fibrinogen and factors II (prothrombin), IIa (thrombin), IX, and X [10]. In addition, spatial fibrin clot growth was determined with a Thrombodynamics Registrator T-2 apparatus. The method benefits are its objectivity and a possibility of photorecording of the clot growth at 5, 15 and 30 min. Results. Both in the EH-1 and EH-2 groups, numerous correlations were detected between various parameters of HRV, the hemostatic system, and hemodynamic functions, as well as between the parameters of the hemostatic system and hemodynamic functions. The data are presented in the form of a matrix. The data indicate that shifts in the hemostatic and hemodynamic systems of EH-1 patients induced by cardiac activity and resulting from activities of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic sections of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) are aimed at enhancing the hemostatic properties of blood, and this contributes to thrombotic complications. At the same time, in EH-2 patients, HRV had practically no effect on the hemostatic system and to a lesser extent was related with the hemodynamic function. Due to this, the state of hemostasis and hemodynamics in EH-2 patients approaches the state found in healthy women. In addition, the relationship between the hemostatic system and hemodynamic function in both EH-1 and EH-2 patients are aimed at preventing intravascular coagulation. Conclusion. The use of systematic, moderate physical activity for 2 to 3 years helps hypertensive patients to normalize the relationship between HRV, the hemostatic system, and hemodynamic functions. This contributes to a more normal and stable blood pressure.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1085-1085
Author(s):  
Christine L Ginalis ◽  
Jeenia Zaki ◽  
Ana Cristina Bedoya ◽  
Yoko Nomura

Abstract Objective To assess the role of the heart rate variability (HRV) in the relationship between prenatal anxiety exposure and subsequent child anxiety levels. Methods A longitudinal study of mother–child dyads (subsample of 89) measured maternal anxiety during the second trimester of pregnancy (self-reported via STAI-S) and subsequent child anxiety (maternal-reported via BASC-3) and baseline autonomic physiological measures (high and low frequency band of HRV power spectrum) at 5-years-old. Mediation analysis was conducted to test whether child high and/or low frequency HRV mediates the relationship between prenatal anxiety and child anxiety. Results Prenatal anxiety predicted child anxiety (β = 0.137, p = 0.004) and high frequency HRV (β = −0.009, p &lt; 0.001), but not low frequency HRV (β = −0.002, p = 0.231). Mediation analysis using bootstrapping procedure revealed that high frequency HRV (β = 0.044, 95% CI [0.007, 0.085]), but not low frequency HRV (β = 0.0117, 95% CI [−0.007, 0.047]), mediated the relationship between prenatal anxiety and child anxiety. After controlling for high frequency HRV, prenatal anxiety was no longer associated with child anxiety (β = 0.0753, p = 0.148). Conclusion Results indicate that in-utero exposure to maternal anxiety influences the child’s high frequency but not low frequency HRV. Importantly, changes in only high frequency HRV from prenatal anxiety is driving the relationship between prenatal anxiety and child anxiety levels, indicating that maternal anxiety during pregnancy affects the development of the autonomic nervous system with long term effects on child emotional regulation. The results suggest that the high frequency portion of the HRV power spectrum should be assessed in a multidimensional model of fetal programming and subsequent mental health risk of the child.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 141 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosangela Hoshi ◽  
Paulo A LOTUFO ◽  
Itamar S Santos ◽  
Alessandra C Goulart ◽  
Jose-Geraldo Mill ◽  
...  

Background: Both conditions as a more width common carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT), and a low heart rate variability (HRV) have been associated with cardiovascular health-adverse outcomes. Although previous studies have somehow explored the relationship between these markers, they have not credited the influences exerted by factors such as aging, demographics, and lifestyle variables. Aim: to investigate whether cardio autonomic alterations are accompanied or not by subclinical atherosclerosis, in apparently healthy men and women aged 35 to 74 years-old examined at the baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Methods: The Heart Rate Variability was evaluated on 5-min segments of beat-to-beat heart rate recordings using linear time and frequency domain analyses. The c-IMT images were performed using a Toshiba (Aplio XG™) with a 7.5 MHz linear transducer. The c-IMT was measured in the outer wall during three cardiac cycles. The images were analyzed with specific software (MIA™, Coralville, IA). For this study, c-IMT was defined as the average between the mean left and mean right c-IMT values, and it was analyzed as a continuous and categorized variable (P<75 or P >= 75). Multiple linear models using continuous variables and multivariate logistic regression with categorized cIMT and HRV quartiles were performed. Results: Out of 7,201 participants eligible for analyses, 1,685 (23.4%) presented cIM >= 75th percentile. We found significantly reduced HRV variables in subjects with cIMT>=P75 in comparison to those with cIMT<P75: standard deviation of NN interval (SDNN) 33.0 ms vs. 37.0ms( P< 0.001); root of the mean of the sum of the squares of differences between adjacent NN intervals (RMSSD) 22.0 ms vs. 26.0ms (P< 0.001); Low-Frequency 191.0ms 2 vs. 260.0ms 2 ( P< 0.001); High-Frequency 164.0 ms 2 vs. 238.5ms 2 ( P< 0.001). In a crude analysis, an increased Odds Ratio (OR)and 95% Confidence Intervals for cIMT >=P75 was verified within the lowest two quartiles of Low-Frequency:1st quartile, OR = 1.75 (95%CI: 1.39 to 2.19); 2nd quartile, OR= 1.53 (1.25 to 1.87).The same was observed for High-Frequency:1st quartile, OR = 1.94 (1.38 to 2.73); 2nd quartile, OR= 1.60 (1.20 to 2.15). However, those associations did not remain after adjustments for anthropometric and clinical variables for Low-Frequency (1st quartile, OR= 1.08 (0.83 to 1.40); 2nd quartile, OR= 1.22 (0.97 to1.55), and for High Frequency, 1st quartile, OR= 1.16 (0.77 to 1.73); 2nd quartile, OR= 1.17 (0.83 to 1.64). Conclusions: Subjects with cIMT greater or equal to 75th percentile presented lower HRV values. However, no independent relationships were detected between cIMT and HRV after multivariate adjustment, suggesting that they may assess different and complementary domains and provide relevant, useful, and non-redundant information of cardiovascular risk.


2001 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Matthew Lee ◽  
Robert H. Wood ◽  
Michael A. Welsch

The purpose of this study was to examine the response of heart rate variability (HRV), a noninvasive index of autonomic control, to head-down neck flexion (HDNF), which engages both otoliths and neck muscle afferents, and to lateral decubitus neck flexion (LNF), in which neck afferents are activated, whereas otolith afferent input is not. HRV and forearm blood flow were evaluated in participants lying prone, during HDNF, lying in the lateral decubitus position, and during LNF. Compared with the prone position, HDNF resulted in lower high-frequency (46.9 ± 7.1 vs. 62.3 ± 6.2) and higher low-frequency (53.1 ± 7.1 vs. 37.7 ± 6.2) power, expressed as normalized units, along with higher low-frequency-to-high-frequency ratio (1.65 ± 0.3 vs. 0.78 ± 0.2), whereas LNF resulted in no alterations in HRV indexes. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in forearm blood flow or vascular resistance among any of the positions. Our data suggest that otolith organs influence autonomic modulation of the heart, supporting previous studies reporting that HDNF elicits increased sympathetic outflow. These data further suggest that HDNF results in a parasympathetic withdrawal from the heart in addition to sympathetic activation.


Author(s):  
Samruddhi Chintaman Vyas ◽  
A. Mooventhan ◽  
N. K. Manjunath

AbstractBackgroundThough hot arm and foot bath (HAFB) is widely used, a precise physiological response is not reported. Hence, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of HAFB on heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure (BP) in healthy volunteers.Materials and MethodsSixteen healthy male volunteers’ aged 23.81 ± 5.27 (mean ± standard deviation) years were recruited. All the subjects underwent only one session of HAFB (104-degree Fahrenheit) for the duration of 20 min. Assessments such as Electrocardiography and BP were taken before and after the intervention.ResultsResults of this study showed a significant reduction in systolic-BP (SBP), diastolic-BP (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), the mean of the intervals between adjacent QRS complexes or the instantaneous heart rate (RR interval), the number of interval differences of successive NN intervals greater than 50 ms (NN50), the proportion derived by dividing NN50 by the total number of NN intervals (pNN50), and high frequency (HF) band of HRV along with a significant increase in heart rate (HR), low-frequency (LF) band of HRV and LF/HF ratio compared to its baseline.ConclusionsResults of this study suggest that 20 min of HAFB produce a significant increase in HR and a significant reduction in SBP, DBP, and MAP while producing parasympathetic withdrawal.


2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (04) ◽  
pp. 358-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Takeuchi ◽  
M. Furuta ◽  
T. Tomofuji ◽  
M. Morita ◽  
D. Ekuni

Summary Objectives: Heart rate variability (HRV) has been used to assess sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation of heart rate. Chronic stress relates to reduced HRV. Malocclusion has effects on quality of life, which can lead to chronic stress. Therefore, we hypothesized that malocclusion, as chronic stress, may contribute to reduced HRV. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between malocclusion and HRV indices in healthy young adults. Methods: Thirty-seven non-smoking healthy subjects, aged 22 to 25 years, were examined. Malocclusion was defined by Angle classification. HRV indices included root mean square of successive differences, low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF) and ratio of LF to HF. The effects of malocclusion on quality of life and mental health were assessed using self-reported questionnaires, the condition-specific Oral Impacts on Daily Performances index (CS-OIDP) and the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL), respectively. Results: Significantly lower score of HF and higher heart rate (HR) level and CS-OIDP score were observed in subjects with malocclusion (n = 17) compared to those in the control subjects (n = 20) (P < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between HR and score of “anxiety” in HSCL (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The data showed an association between malocclusion and lower HRV. Based on our results, orthodontic treatment might contribute not only to improvement of oral esthetic and functional problems but also to improvement of stress and HRV indices.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 61-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuriy N Smolyakov ◽  
Boris I Kuznik ◽  
Ekaterina S Guseva ◽  
Sergey O Davydov

The task of the study was to elucidate the effect of moderate exercise on heart rate variability (HRV) in women who regularly take kinesitherapy courses. Materials and methods. Studies were conducted on 72 women with essential hypertension (EH), divided into 2 subgroups: first (EH-1) included 37 women suffering from stage II EH and under medical therapy, the second (EH-2) consisted of patients who underwent along with medication treatment, regular courses of kinesitherapy. To evaluate the characteristics of HRV, a photoplethysmography method was used. The following indicators were used: SDRR is the standard deviation of all cardiointervals, RMSSD is the square root of the average sum of squares of cardiointerval differences, LF - is the oscillation power in the low frequency range, due to the activity of the sympathetic section, HF - is the power in the high frequency range, associated with respiratory movements and caused by vagal activity, LF/HF - is the power ratio, reflecting sympathetic balance, CVI - nonlinear parasympathetic index, CSI - nonlinear sympathetic index. Results. It was established that the average heart rate in women of both groups is approximately the same, while all other indicators (with the exception of LF/HF and CSI) were significantly higher in patients EH-2 group. In patients EH-2 group, there is a significantly larger value of SDRR, RMSSD, LF, HF. In the frequency analysis, no increase in the total power of cardiointerval oscillations and autonomic balance (LF/HF) was detected. A pronounced increase in the nonlinear parasympathetic index (CVI) has been shown, while the sympathetic index (CSI) remained unchanged. Conclusion. Regular use of kinesitherapy courses helps to increase the tone of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system, which is significantly depressed in EH.


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