1.
Braz J Med Biol Res
; 23(2): 195-7, 1990.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2207446
ABSTRACT
The efferent activity of the parasympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system was evaluated by measuring the magnitude of the respiratory sinus arrhythmia in 3 female patients with hyperthyroidism (Basedow-Graves' disease) before and after treatment. The heart rate variations induced by the test increased in all patients after treatment of thyrotoxicosis (from 15 +/- 2.9 to 28.3 +/- 6.6 beats/min; mean +/- SEM) with propylthiouracil (600 mg/day). This result confirms our previous observations indicating an important and reversible impairment of the efferent vagal activity in human hyperthyroidism.
Subject(s)
Arrhythmia, Sinus/physiopathology , Heart Rate , Hyperthyroidism/physiopathology , Vagus Nerve/physiopathology , Female , Humans , Respiration
2.
Fertil Steril
; 42(2): 303-5, 1984 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6745465