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Heart Rate Variability, Cerebral Circulation, and Head-up Tilt Testing in Patients with Syncope of Undetermined Etiology Bonpei Takase 1 , Akira Kurita 1 , Takusi Nakamura 1 , Tomoo Nagai 1 , Hirokazu Nagayoshi 1 , Akimi Uehata 1 , Koh Arakawa 1 , Kimio Satomura 1 , Haruo Nakamura 1 , Humio Oti 2 , Yoiti Kondo 2 , Shigenobu Isigami 2 1Department of Internal Medicine-1 National Defense Medical College 2Department of Rehabilitation Services, National Defense Medical College Keyword: 自律神経調節性失神発作 , head-up tilt試験 , 心拍数変動周波数解析指標 , 脳循環障害 , neurally mediated syncope , heart rate variability , cerebral blood flow pp.65-71
Published Date 1997/1/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1404901404
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To investigate the pathophysiology in neurally mediated syncope, we measured temporal changes of frequency domain heart rate variability indices and cerebral circulation using transcranial Doppler sonogra-phy during head-up tilt testing in patients with syncope of undetermined etiology.

Thirty three patients (16 men and 17 women: mean age 57±22 years) with unexplained syncope were evaluated by 80 degree head-up tilt testing for 40 minutes. Two-channel ambulatory electrocardiogram (CC5 and CM5 leads) recordings were obtained through-out a head-up tilt testing. Power spectral components of heart rate variability were calculated from ambulatory electrocardiogram recordings using Fast Fourier Trans-formation. Mean heart rate and power spectral compo-nents were measured in consecutive 2 minute periods throughout the study. Power spectrum consist of low frequency (0.04-0.15Hz), high frequency (0.15-0.40Hz) and total spectra (0.01-1.0Hz). A low frequency/high frequency spectra ratio which is suggested to represent relative sympathetic tone was derived. Transcranial Doppler sonography was used to evaluate middle cere-bral artery flow velocity in 9 patients. Systolic velocity (Vs), diastolic velocity (Vd), mean velocity (V mean), pulsatility index (PI=Vs-Vd/Vmean), and resistance index (RI=Vs-Vd/Vs) were obtained every one minute throughout the study.

Ten patients showed a positive and 23 patients a negative response. At the onset of the symptom, high frequency spectra increased significantly. Also positive response patients had significantly larger high frequency spectra values than those of negative response patients during head-up tilt testing (onset of symptom in posi-tive response vs. peak tilt in negative response, 12±8 vs. 7±4ms, p<0.05). Out of 9 patients, 3 patients showed a positive response and 6 patients a negative response. Percent changes of pulsatility index during symptom in positive response patients were significantly larger than those of negative response patients.

These findings suggest that increased vagal activity and impairment of cerebral circulation induced by head -up tilt testing have a significant role in the patho-genesis of neurally mediated syncope.


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