Sympathetic cardiac modulation and vascular worsening in arteritis: a case report

Lausanne B C C Rodrigues; Alessandra S Miranda; Aluísio H R A Lima; Cláudia L M Forjaz; Nelson Wolosker; Raphael M Ritti-Dias

doi:10.1016/j.jvn.2011.11.002

Sympathetic cardiac modulation and vascular worsening in arteritis: a case report

J Vasc Nurs. 2012 Mar;30(1):21-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2011.11.002.

Authors

Lausanne B C C Rodrigues¹, Alessandra S Miranda, Aluísio H R A Lima, Cláudia L M Forjaz, Nelson Wolosker, Raphael M Ritti-Dias

Affiliation

¹ School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.

PMID: 22321403
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvn.2011.11.002

Abstract

Increases in sympathetic modulation have been associated with increased risk of acute cardiovascular events in some populations. However, whether altered cardiac autonomic modulation is related to peripheral vascular worsening has not yet been described. In this study, we assessed cardiac autonomic modulation by heart rate variability in two patients with arteritis who were followed up for 5 months. Only the subject who presented high cardiac sympathetic modulation had acute vascular worsening. This case report suggests that cardiac autonomic modulation may be related to vascular worsening in patients with arteritis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Arteritis / drug therapy*
Arteritis / physiopathology*
Heart / innervation*
Heart / physiopathology
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Male
Sympatholytics / therapeutic use*

Substances

Sympatholytics