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Heart Rate Variability at rest and after the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) in children with cystic fibrosis
Florencio, Rencio; Fregonezi, Guilherme; Brilhante, Silvia; Borghi-Silva, Audrey; Dias, Fernando; Resqueti, Vanessa.
  • Florencio, Rencio; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Physical Therapy. Natal. BR
  • Fregonezi, Guilherme; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Physical Therapy. Natal. BR
  • Brilhante, Silvia; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Physical Therapy. Natal. BR
  • Borghi-Silva, Audrey; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Physical Therapy. Natal. BR
  • Dias, Fernando; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Physical Therapy. Natal. BR
  • Resqueti, Vanessa; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Physical Therapy. Natal. BR
Braz. j. phys. ther. (Impr.) ; 17(5): 419-426, out. 2013. tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-689920
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem disease that affects the cardiorespiratory system and the cardiac autonomic control may be altered at rest and after a submaximal exercise.

OBJECTIVE:

To assess the cardiac autonomic control by heart rate variability (HRV) analysis before and after a 6-minute walk test (6MWT).

METHOD:

Thirteen children diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CFG) aged 12±2.7 years (FEV1/FVC 0.83±0.11, FEV1 71.4±21 %pred) and 12 healthy children (control group-CG) aged 11.4±2.4 years (FEV1/FVC 0.91±0.12, FEV1 91.6±17.4 %pred) were included in the study. HRV was evaluated prior to and immediately after the 6MWT and the heart rate recovery assessed on the first and second minute after test.

RESULTS:

Prior to exercise, CF patients presented higher values for the variables LFnu (53.2±15.0 vs. 32.8±7.9, p=0.0003) and LF/HF (1.25±0.72 vs. 0.49±0.18, p<0.006) as well as lower values of HF% (25.4±18.4 vs. 53±9.6, p=0.002) and HFnu (47.3±14.7 vs. 68.3±8.7, p0.001) when compared to CG. After the 6MWT, both groups demonstrated HRV recovery to baseline levels; however, the differences between CFG and CG were maintained for the variables LF(ms 2) (846.7±754.8 vs. 345.6±197.2, p=0.02); LF% (35.4±8.1 vs. 25.9±6.2, p=0.002); LFnu (60.0±16.3 vs. 34.9±8.7, p<0.0001); HF% (27.4±13.7 vs. 48.1±6.3, p=0.0003); HFnu (40.4±15.8 vs. 65.6±8.2, p=0.0003) and LF/HF (1.9±1.7 vs. 0.5±0.2, p=0.0001).

CONCLUSIONS:

Children with cystic fibrosis exhibited predominance of sympathetic activity at rest that persisted after the 6-minute walking test when compared to the control group. .
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Fibrosis Quística / Prueba de Esfuerzo Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo Límite: Niño / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. phys. ther. (Impr.) Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA FISICA E REABILITACAO Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/BR

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Fibrosis Quística / Prueba de Esfuerzo Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo Límite: Niño / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. phys. ther. (Impr.) Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA FISICA E REABILITACAO Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/BR