High Skin Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Patients with Recurrent Syncope

(1) Background: The autonomic imbalance plays a role in vasovagal syncope (VVS) diagnosed by head-up tilting test (HUT). neuECG is a new method of recording skin electrical signals to simultaneously analyze skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) and electrocardiogram. We hypothesize that SKNA is higher in subjects with tilt-positive than tilt-negative and the SKNA surges before syncope. (2) Methods: We recorded neuECG in 41 subjects who received HUT (according to the "Italian protocol"), including rest, tilt-up, provocation and recovery phases. Data were analyzed to determine the average SKNA (aSKNA, μV) per digitized sample. Electrocardiogram was used to calculate standard deviation of normal-to-normal beat intervals (SDNN). The "SKNA-SDNN index" was calculated by rest aSKNA multiplied by the ratio of tilt-up to rest SDNN. (3) Results: 16 of 41 (39%) subjects developed syncope. The aSKNA at rest phase is significantly higher in the tilt-positive (1.21 ± 0.27 µV) than tilt-negative subjects (1.02 ± 0.29 µV) (p = 0.034). There are significant surges and withdraw of aSKNA 30 s before and after syncope (both p ≤ 0.006). SKNA-SDNN index is able to predict syncope (p < 0.001). (4) Conclusion: Higher SKNA at rest phase is associated with positive HUT. The SKNA-SDNN index is a novel marker to predict syncope during HUT.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of personalized medicine - 11(2021), 11 vom: 21. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Tien-Chi [VerfasserIn]
Chi, Nai-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Lan, Chih-Sung [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chang-Jen [VerfasserIn]
Jhuo, Shih-Jie [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Tsung-Han [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yi-Hsueh [VerfasserIn]
Chou, Li-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Chien-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Wei-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Kao, Pei-Heng [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Po-Chao [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Chee-Siong [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yi-Hsiung [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Hsiang-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Ye-Hsu [VerfasserIn]
Yen, Hsueh-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Tsung-Hsien [VerfasserIn]
Su, Ho-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Wen-Ter [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Wei-Chung [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Shien-Fong [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Chien-Hung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Head-up tilting test
Heart rate variability
Journal Article
Skin sympathetic nerve activity
Vasovagal syncope

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Date Revised 30.11.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jpm11111053

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333715284