Variabilidade da frequência cardíaca em pacientes com Distrofia Miotônica tipo 1 / Heart rate variability in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 patients

FUNDAMENTO: O envolvimento cardíaco é comum em pacientes com Distrofia Miotônica (DM). A Variabilidade da Frequência Cardíaca (VFC) é uma técnica simples e confiável que pode ser útil para estudar a influência do sistema nervoso autonômico sobre o coração. OBJETIVO: Estudar a variabilidade da frequência cardíaca em pacientes com DM tipo 1. MÉTODOS: Estudamos a VFC durante registros de 5 minutos em pacientes com DM em um grupo controle saudável. Analisamos os domínios da frequência (BF e AF) em unidades normalizadas (un) e balanço simpático-vagal, na posição sentada e em decúbito dorsal. RESULTADOS: Dezessete pacientes (10 homens e 7 mulheres) e dezessete indivíduos pareados saudáveis (10 homens e 7 mulheres) foram estudados. As modulações simpática e parassimpática do coração elevadas em pacientes do sexo masculino com DM da posição em decúbito dorsal para a posição sentada em 19% da AFun e a razão BF/AF aumentaram 42,3%. Na posição sentada, os pacientes do sexo masculino com DM apresentaram balanços simpático-vagal significativamente mais elevados em 50,9% em comparação com indivíduos controles saudáveis. A VFC foi influenciada tanto pelo sexo quanto pela enfermidade apresentada. O sexo influenciou a AFun na posição em decúbito dorsal, enquanto a razão BF/AF e AFun foi afetada em ambas as posições. Análises post hoc mostraram que o sexo afeta significativamente pacientes com DM e indivíduos saudáveis de diferentes maneiras (p < 0,01). O domínio de baixa frequência na posição sentada (AFun) foi significativamente influenciado pela enfermidade. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados deste estudo sugerem que o estímulo simpático em pacientes de meia-idade do sexo masculino com DM que não está gravemente comprometido e apresenta duração moderada da doença parece ser maior do que em indivíduos saudáveis pareados.

BACKGROUND: Cardiac involvement is common in myotonic dystrophy (MD) patients. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a simple and reliable technique that can be useful for studying the influence of the autonomic nervous system on the heart. OBJECTIVE: Study heart rate variability in patients with type 1 MD. METHODS: We studied HRV during 5-minute recordings in MD patients and in a healthy control group. We analyzed frequency domains (LF and HF) in normalized units (nu) and sympathovagal balance, in the sitting and supine position. RESULTS: Seventeen patients (10 men and 7 women) and seventeen matched healthy individuals (10 men and 7 women) were studied. Sympathetic and parasympathetic modulations of the heart increased in male MD patients from supine to sitting position in 19% of LFnu and the LF/HF ratio rose by 42.3%. In the sitting position, male MD patients exhibited significantly higher sympathovagal balances in 50.9% compared to healthy control individuals. HRV was influenced by both gender and disease. Gender influenced LFnu in the supine position while the LF/HF ratio and HFnu were affected in both positions. Post hoc analyses showed that gender significantly impacts MD patients and healthy individuals in different ways (p < 0.01). The low frequency domain in the sitting position (LFnu) was significantly influenced by the disease. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the sympathetic drive in middle-aged male MD patients who are not severely impaired and present moderate disease duration seems to be greater than in healthy matched individuals.

Heart rate variability in myotonic dystrophy type 1 patients.

BACKGROUND: Cardiac involvement is common in myotonic dystrophy (MD) patients. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a simple and reliable technique that can be useful for studying the influence of the autonomic nervous system on the heart. OBJECTIVE: Study heart rate variability in patients with type 1 MD. METHODS: We studied HRV during 5-minute recordings in MD patients and in a healthy control group. We analyzed frequency domains (LF and HF) in normalized units (nu) and sympathovagal balance, in the sitting and supine position. RESULTS: Seventeen patients (10 men and 7 women) and seventeen matched healthy individuals (10 men and 7 women) were studied. Sympathetic and parasympathetic modulations of the heart increased in male MD patients from supine to sitting position in 19% of LFnu and the LF/HF ratio rose by 42.3%. In the sitting position, male MD patients exhibited significantly higher sympathovagal balances in 50.9% compared to healthy control individuals. HRV was influenced by both gender and disease. Gender influenced LFnu in the supine position while the LF/HF ratio and HFnu were affected in both positions. Post hoc analyses showed that gender significantly impacts MD patients and healthy individuals in different ways (p < 0.01). The low frequency domain in the sitting position (LFnu) was significantly influenced by the disease. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the sympathetic drive in middle-aged male MD patients who are not severely impaired and present moderate disease duration seems to be greater than in healthy matched individuals.