Faculty Opinions recommendation of Temporary reduction of blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in hypertensive patients after microvascular decompression.

Author(s):  
Tom Lohmeier
Stroke ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helga Frank ◽  
Karsten Heusser ◽  
Helmut Geiger ◽  
Rudolf Fahlbusch ◽  
Ramin Naraghi ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Sugimoto ◽  
H Murai ◽  
T Hamaoka ◽  
Y Mukai ◽  
O Inoue ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Arterial reflected wave is determined by not only atherosclerosis but also sympathetic nerve activity. Recently, Arterial Velocity pulse Index (AVI), which is an index of arterial reflected waves, and Arterial Pressure volume Index (API), which is an index of volume of a conductive blood vessel, have been proposed as new index of arterial stiffness. However, it is unclear whether API and AVI would be associated with muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) in hypertensive subjects. Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between AVI, API and MSNA in hypertensive subjects. Method 41 hypertensive patients and 40 non-hypertensive subjects were included in this study. We performed a cross-sectional, observational study. Hypertension (HT) was defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mmHg or medical treatment for HT. AVI and API was measured by NAS-1000 (Nihon Koden, Japan). MSNA, central sympathetic outflow to peripheral muscle, was recorded directly from peroneal nerve. MSNA was expressed by burst frequency (bursts/minute) and burst incidence (bursts/100heartbeats). Blood pressure, heart rate and MSNA were recorded simultaneously. Results Age, systolic and diastolic pressure were significantly higher in hypertensive patients compared to control (40±15 vs 61±13 years, p<0.001; 142±16 vs 113±9 mmHg, p<0.001; 81±14 vs 67±9 mmHg, p<0.001). MSNA and AVI were significantly augmented in hypertensive patients compared to control (34±11 vs. 23±6 bursts/min, p<0.05; 26±7 vs. 16±4, p<0.05). AVI was correlated with MSNA in each group (hypertension: r=0.59, P<0.001, non-hypertension: r=0.51, p<0.001). However, no correlation was shown between API and MSNA in each group (hypertension: r=0.22, p=0.15, non-hypertension: r=0.07, p=0.63). Multiple regression analysis also showed MSNA was significantly related with AVI but was not with API. Conclusion Our finding showed that AVI relates to MSNA independent of API in patients with hypertension. It suggested that Novel index of arterial reflected waves, AVI, is helpful to estimate augmented SNA in hypertensive subjects regardless of volume of a conductive blood vessel. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


1976 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 21-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
W V Judy ◽  
A M Watanabe ◽  
D P Henry ◽  
H R Besch ◽  
W R Murphy ◽  
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1986 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Hiroko Togashi ◽  
Masaru Minami ◽  
Machiko Sano ◽  
Mitsuhiro Yoshioka ◽  
Iwao Saito ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 299 (3) ◽  
pp. H925-H931 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. Gilmartin ◽  
M. Lynch ◽  
R. Tamisier ◽  
J. W. Weiss

Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is thought to be responsible for the cardiovascular disease associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Increased sympathetic activation, altered vascular function, and inflammation are all putative mechanisms. We recently reported (Tamisier R, Gilmartin GS, Launois SH, Pepin JL, Nespoulet H, Thomas RJ, Levy P, Weiss JW. J Appl Physiol 107: 17–24, 2009) a new model of CIH in healthy humans that is associated with both increases in blood pressure and augmented peripheral chemosensitivity. We tested the hypothesis that exposure to CIH would also result in augmented muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and altered vascular reactivity contributing to blood pressure elevation. We therefore exposed healthy subjects between the ages of 20 and 34 yr ( n = 7) to 9 h of nocturnal intermittent hypoxia for 28 consecutive nights. Cardiovascular and hemodynamic variables were recorded at three time points; MSNA was collected before and after exposure. Diastolic blood pressure (71 ± 1.3 vs. 74 ± 1.7 mmHg, P < 0.01), MSNA [9.94 ± 2.0 to 14.63 ± 1.5 bursts/min ( P < 0.05); 16.89 ± 3.2 to 26.97 ± 3.3 bursts/100 heartbeats (hb) ( P = 0.01)], and forearm vascular resistance (FVR) (35.3 ± 5.8 vs. 55.3 ± 6.5 mmHg·ml−1·min·100 g tissue, P = 0.01) all increased significantly after 4 wk of exposure. Forearm blood flow response following ischemia of 15 min (reactive hyperemia) fell below baseline values after 4 wk, following an initial increase after 2 wk of exposure. From these results we conclude that the increased blood pressure following prolonged exposure to CIH in healthy humans is associated with sympathetic activation and augmented FVR.


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