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Acta Physiologica 2007; Volume 191, Supplement 658
Joint Meeting of The Slovak Physiological Society, The Physiological Society and The Federation of European Physiological Societies
9/11/2007-9/14/2007
Bratislava, Slovakia
HEART RATE VARIABILITY IS ALTERED IN NON-COMPLICATED DIABETIC PATIENTS
Abstract number: OW04-13
Viggiano1 A., Vicidomini1 C., Monda1 M., Carleo2 R., Carleo1 D., Messina1 G., Viggiano1 A., Viggiano1 E., De Luca1 B.
1Dept. Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
2Complex Operative Unit in Diabetology, S. Gennaro Hospital, Naples, Italy [email protected]
Aims:
The aim of the present preliminary study was to describe a simple protocol for the analysis of the heart rate variability that can reveal the different autonomic control between non-complicated diabetic patients and normal subjects within 15 min.
Methods:
The power spectrum of the HRV was evaluated on 5-min long ECG recordings in both the supine and the seated positions in 30 non-complicated non-insulin-dependent diabetic (NIIDM) patients and in 30 healthy volunteers.
Results:
In healthy subjects the LF value was higher in seated position than in supine position, while in diabetic patients the LF value in supine position did not differ from that in seated position and did not differ from that in healthy subjects in supine position.
Conclusion:
The present work demonstrates that the protocol described reveals a different autonomic regulation of the heart rate in healthy subjects and in NIIDM patients even if there is not a clinically evident autonomic neuropathy.
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Acta Physiologica 2007; Volume 191, Supplement 658 :OW04-13