咖啡摄入前后心率变异性的对比研究

目的研究中等剂量咖啡摄入对青年受试者心率变异性的影响,明确咖啡对心脏自主神经活性的作用。方法无咖啡因摄入习惯的16名健康青年受试者(身高167 cm±7.2 cm、体重61.3 kg±6.3kg、年龄24.9岁±2.8岁)参与本项研究,在摄入含6 mg/kg咖啡因的咖啡饮品后,于8:40~10:45应用动态心电图记录仪(Holter)进行咖啡摄入前后心电信号的采集及心率(heart rate,HR)和心率变异性指标的分析。心率变异性指标包括R-R间期标准差(SDNN)、相邻R-R间期差值的均方根值(r MSSD)、相邻的R-R间期之差大于50 ms的心搏数占总心搏数的百分比(PNN50)、标化低频(normalized low frequency power,LFnorm)、标化高频(normalized high frequency power,HFnorm)、低频功率(low frequency,LF)与高频功率(high frequency,HF)的比值(LF/HF)。结果饮用咖啡后,心率、心率变异性指标均发生改变且具有统计学意义,HR、LFnorm和LF/HF分别降低了7.5%、17%和35%。r MSSD、PNN50和HFnorm分别提高了82%、80%和58%。其中HR及LF/HF随着时间的变化趋势最明显。HRV参数在饮用咖啡前后的差值ΔLF与ΔHF,ΔLF与ΔLF/HF均显著相关,相关系数为-0.980和0.903。结论中等剂量咖啡可引起心率变异性的改变和心率的降低,抑制交感神经活性,提高副交感神经活性。     

The Effects of Different Noise Types on Heart Rate Variability in Men

Purpose

To determine the impact of noise on heart rate variability (HRV) in men, with a focus on the noise type rather than on noise intensity.

Materials and Methods

Forty college-going male volunteers were enrolled in this study and were randomly divided into four groups according to the type of noise they were exposed to: background, traffic, speech, or mixed (traffic and speech) noise. All groups except the background group (35 dB) were exposed to 45 dB sound pressure levels. We collected data on age, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and disease status from responses to self-reported questionnaires and medical examinations. We also measured HRV parameters and blood pressure levels before and after exposure to noise. The HRV parameters were evaluated while patients remained seated for 5 minutes, and frequency and time domain analyses were then performed.

Results

After noise exposure, only the speech noise group showed a reduced low frequency (LF) value, reflecting the activity of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. The low-to-high frequency (LF/HF) ratio, which reflected the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), became more stable, decreasing from 5.21 to 1.37; however, this change was not statistically significant.

Conclusion

These results indicate that 45 dB(A) of noise, 10 dB(A) higher than background noise, affects the ANS. Additionally, the impact on HRV activity might differ according to the noise quality. Further studies will be required to ascertain the role of noise type.     

Heart rate variability and its determinants in patients with severe or mild essential hypertension.

How cardiac autonomic nervous control is related to the severity of essential hypertension in patients receiving long-term antihypertensive therapy is not well known. The aim of this study was to examine heart rate variability (HRV), a non-invasive measure of cardiac autonomic function, in patients with long-term and medically treated mild and severe essential hypertension and healthy control subjects, and to assess the clinical determinants of HRV in these patients. Thirty-four patients with severe essential hypertension (SEHT) and 29 with mild essential hypertension (MEHT) as well as healthy age- and sex-matched control subjects were studied. HRV was assessed from 10 min ECG-recordings during paced (0.2 Hz) breathing at rest and expressed as time and frequency domain measures. In the SEHT group time (SDNN, RMSSD) and frequency domain measures (total power, low-frequency (LF) power and high-frequency (HF) power of HRV in absolute units, and LF and HF power of HRV in normalized units) of HRV were significantly lower when compared with those of the control group. The MEHT and control groups did not differ from each other with respect to time or frequency domain measures of HRV. Comparison between the hypertensive groups showed that SDNN, total power, LF power and HF power were lower in the SEHT group compared with the MEHT group (P<0.05 for all). Among hypertensive patients RR-interval, age, gender, systolic finger blood pressure and diastolic office blood pressure as well as 24-h blood pressure were significant determinants of HRV. In conclusion, we found that the severity of chronic essential hypertension seems to be related to the severity of impairment of cardiac autonomic control.     

IUGR胎鼠HRV谱分析实验研究

为了探讨以胎儿自主神经发育及其功能状况作为判断胎儿IUGR的可行性。采用酒精灌胃加限食法建立IUGR动物模型。利用AR模型法刘。IUGR胎鼠HRV进行功率谱分析。结果表明．无论是低频功率、高频功率还是总功率．实验组均明显高于对照组．但标化后的高频功率实验组则明显低于对照组，标化后的低频功率实验组仍明显高于对照组。提示．利用FHRV谱分析评价胎儿自主神经发育及其功能状况。进而对IUGR进行产前诊断的方法是可行的。     

基于遥测技术的大鼠24小时心率变异性分析

本研究应用遥测技术连续记录大鼠在无束缚条件下24h心电信号，并通过心率变异性（Heart rate variability，HRV）频谱分析的方法研究大鼠24h自主神经活动。大鼠24hHRV分析结果表明：自主神经活动具有明显昼夜节律，在睡眠期迷走神经活动较活跃，而在清醒期以交感神经活动为主；HRV频谱中低频和高频成分的比值（LF／HF）随着睡眠深度的变化而波动。24hHRV分析可以获得自主神经系统活动的丰富信息，并有助于研究自主神经系统在生理和病理过程中的调控作用。     

心率变异和RT变异频域分析的方法学研究

心率变异作为检测自主神经系统功能平衡状态的无创性指标，日益受到重视，已成为心电信号处理中的研究热点之一。ＱＴ是心室肌复极化时间，从另一方面来反映自主神经系统的平衡状态。ＱＴ变异分析在临床应用上与心率变异分析是否有互补作用，目前这方面研究工作开展得不多。由于ＱＴ间期检测困难，一般以ＲＴ间期代替ＱＴ间期。建立了心率变异和ＱＴ变异测定方法。在采集２４ｈ心电信号后，首先要完成标志点的检测。较好地实现了心电Ｒ波标志点的检测和异位心跳的剔除，并采用以相关系数为条件的模板匹配方法检测出Ｔ波标志点。频域分析方法分别通过快速傅里叶变换法（ＦＦＴ）和自回归谱估计法（ＡＲ）实现了２４ｈ三维频谱显示图以及２４ｈＨＦ／ＬＦ和高频能量变化趋势图。以不同的频率控制受试者的呼吸，采集其心电数据，从ＲＲ间期和ＲＴ间期谱分析的结果可以看到，高频峰受到呼吸频率的调制，高频峰可能与迷走神经活动有关。这一过程也检验了心电信号采集、检测和谱分析方法的可靠性。建立的方法为今后进一步深入研究打下了基础。随着心率变异和ＱＴ变异的检测和分析技术的日趋成熟，一定会在一些疾病的早期诊断、监护及预后评估等方面发挥更大的作用     

中重度抑郁症患者心电图及心率变异性分析

目的:探讨中重度抑郁症患者心电图及心率变异性特点,为临床评估中重度抑郁症心脏自主神经功能变化提供依据.方法:选择2018年6月至2019年12月就诊于湖南省脑科医院的中重度抑郁症患者38例为研究组,32例健康志愿者为对照组,比较两组心电图异常率及心率变异性,并统计分析各指标之间的差异.结果:研究组心电图异常ST-T改变...     

有氧、无氧耐力训练对自主神经调节功能的影响及意义

为评价有氧、无氧耐力训练对自主神经功能的影响，提供健全、合理体育锻炼方案的理论依据，我们将41名健康男性青年，随机分为有氧耐力组和无氧耐力组，进行连续8周训练。分别于训练前、训练4周末、训练8周末进行5min短程心率变异性（HRV）频域、时域法分析。结果显示，与训练前比较，有氧耐力组迷走神经活动增强（HF、HFnu、RMSSD、PNN50，P值均〈0．05），交感神经活动里减弱趋势（LFnu），自主神经平衡表现为趋向迷走神经占优势（LF／HF）。HRV增大；无氧耐力组自主神经调节功能相对较稳定。本研究表明，有氧、无氧耐力训练对自主神经调节能力的影响取决于训练的负荷强度，与有氧训练相似，严格控制的适当强度的无氧耐力训练也可能有利于增强人体对环境的适应能力。     

Heart rate variability in acute psychosis

Heart rate variability (HRV) provides reliable tools to assess the integrity and reactivity of autonomic nervous function. Our aim was to examine HRV in the resting condition and during different mental loads in acute psychosis compared to healthy controls. HRV was measured in 17 first-episode drug-naive patients with psychosis and 21 healthy controls during oddball tasks and while performing the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. A discrete event series was constructed by an adaptive QRS detector algorithm and power spectrum estimation was carried out. The RMSSD (representing interval differences of successive heartbeats) and the amount of high frequency (HF) power were significantly reduced in patients. Moreover, the patients' HRV remained unaltered during the tasks, whereas in controls the HRV diminished with increasing mental load of the task. Patients with psychosis displayed less short-term HR reactivity than healthy controls. They also failed to adapt HRV according to the task-connected strain. Acute psychosis is characterized by a limited capacity to respond to external demands at the level of autonomic nervous system.     

不同海拔健康青年男性心率变异性对比分析

应用短程心率变异性（HRV）时域、频域和非线性分析法，对比进入三个不同海拔高度自主神经系统（ANS）调节功能的特点。发现：与进入海拔1856m相比．海拔2800m平均正常RR间期的标准差（SDNN）、相邻RR间期差的均方根（rMSSD）、相差〉50ms的相邻RR间期占RR间期总数的百分比（PNNS0）、低频成分（LF）、高频成分（HF）以及总功率（TP）均有轻度升高，但无统计学差异；与进入海拔1856m和海拔2800m相比．海拔3040mSDNN、rMSSD、LF和HF显著降低。这表明进入海拔3040m副交感神经活动显著减弱、自主神经系统调节功能显著受抑。自主神经的这种变化有助于进一步阐明进入高海拔机体发生的病理生理学改变。     

Heart rate and heart rate variability in chicken embryos at the end of incubation

Our immediate goal was to study heart rate variability (HRV) in chicken embryos in the egg. Instantaneous heart rate data were needed for this purpose, and accordingly an ECG recording method in the egg was developed. The aim of this work was to test the hypothesis that autonomic nervous cardiac modulation, as shown from HRV parameters, is present at the end of development and that it reaches a constant value during the last days of incubation. Embryonic chicken heart rate was obtained at the final incubation period (days 19 and 20) from ECG recordings. Tachograms were computed and time- and frequency-domain indices of HRV were determined. No significant differences were found between HRV indices from day 19 and day 20. The power spectra extended in two frequency bands with centre frequency around 0.6-0.7 Hz (low frequency (LF) component), and another around 1.2-1.5 Hz (high frequency (HF) component); the latter was shown to reflect respiratory sinus arrhythmia. A relation between mean RR interval and some HRV parameters (rMSSD, pNN5 and HF power) was shown. HRV results obtained from embryonic chickens, showed the presence of modulation of cardiovascular function by the autonomic nervous system. The results suggested that sympathetic and parasympathetic activities have already reached a constant level at day 19 of incubation. High frequency oscillations (0.78-2.5 Hz) were detected and are considered to reflect respiratory sinus arrhythmia.     

Nonlinear analysis of heart rate variability of healthy subjects and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the causes of mortality worldwide with an increasing prevalence. Heart rate variability (HRV) reflects the regulation mechanism of the cardiac activity by the autonomic nervous system. The assessment of HRV by using nonlinear methods is more sensitive for the detection of complexity when compared to linear methods. This study aims to get information about the autonomic dysfunction occurred in patients with COPD by analysing the complexity of HRV. Electrocardiogram signals recorded from healthy subjects, patients with moderate COPD and severe COPD (eight subjects per group) were analysed. The HRV signals were acquired from ECG signals. Signals were reconstructed in the phase space and largest Lyapunov exponent (LLE), correlation dimension, Hurst exponent and approximate entropy (ApEn) values were calculated. It has seen that for the patients with COPD LLE, correlation dimension, Hurst exponent and ApEn values were less than control group. According to this, HRV complexity decreases in the presence of COPD. However, there is no significant difference between COPD groups and the severity of COPD has no effect on the chaoticity of the system. The results revealed that autonomic dysfunction occurred in patients with COPD is associated with reduced HRV complexity.     

Autonomic nervous system dysfunction and their relationship with disease severity in children with atopic asthma

The involvement of autonomic imbalance has been reported in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the clinical severity of childhood asthma with autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction and to define whether the severity of asthma correlates with ANS activity. In this case-control study, we evaluated the ANS activity by testing heart rate variability (HRV) and sympathetic skin response (SRR) in 77 asthmatic children, age 7-12 yrs, who had no co-morbidity and compared them with 40 gender- and age-matched control subjects. According to the severity of their asthma, study subjects were further divided into three groups: I (mild asthmatics), II (moderate asthmatics), and III (severe asthmatics). Inter-group ANS scale scores differed significantly (p<0.01) between Groups I and III and between Groups II and III. Combined use of HRV and SSR provides a higher degree of sensitivity for assessing disease severity in cases of pediatric asthma.     

A comparison of photoplethysmography and ECG recording to analyse heart rate variability in healthy subjects

Measures of heart rate variability (HRV) are widely used to assess autonomic nervous system (ANS) function. The signal from which they are derived requires accurate determination of the interval between successive heartbeats; it can be recorded via electrocardiography (ECG), which is both non-invasive and widely available. However, methodological problems inherent in the recording and analysis of ECG traces have motivated a search for alternatives. Photoplethysmography (PPG) constitutes another means of determining the timing of cardiac cycles via continuous monitoring of changes in blood volume in a portion of the peripheral microvasculature. This technique measures pulse waveforms, which in some instances may prove a practical basis for HRV analysis. We investigated the feasibility of using earlobe PPG to analyse HRV by applying the same analytic process to PPG and ECG recordings made simultaneously. Comparison of 5-minute recordings demonstrated a very high degree of correlation in the temporal and frequency domains and in nonlinear dynamic analyses between HRV measures derived from PPG and ECG. Our results confirm that PPG provides accurate interpulse intervals from which HRV measures can be accurately derived in healthy subjects under ideal conditions, suggesting this technique may prove a practical alternative to ECG for HRV analysis. This finding is of particular relevance to the care of patients suffering from peripheral hyperkinesia or tremor, which make fingertip PPG recording impractical, and following clinical interventions known to introduce electrical artefacts into the electrocardiogram.     

Stress responsivity in children with externalizing behavior disorders

Patterns of lower autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity have been found in children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). The aim of the present study was to investigate whether children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ from ODD children with (OD/AD) or without comorbid ADHD in ANS and HPA axis activity under baseline and stressful conditions. The effects of stress on cortisol, heart rate (HR), and skin conductance level (SCL) were studied in 95 children (26 normal control [NC] children and 69 child psychiatric patients referred for externalizing behavior problems [15 ODD, 31 OD/AD, and 23 ADHD]). No baseline differences were found in cortisol between the four groups. However, the ODD and OD/AD groups showed a significantly weaker cortisol response to stress compared to the ADHD and NC groups; the ADHD group had a similar cortisol response as the NC group. Within the ODD group this pattern of low cortisol responsivity was most clearly present in the more severely affected inpatients. With respect to HR, the ODD group had a significantly lower HR during baseline and stressful conditions. The higher HR levels in the OD/AD and ADHD groups were likely to be caused by methylphenidate. The externalizing groups had significantly lower SCL levels, and no differences were found between these groups. It was concluded that differences in cortisol responsivity during stress exposure are important in distinguishing within a group of children with externalizing behavior between those with ODD and ADHD.     

Assessment of autonomic nervous system with analysis of heart rate variability in children with spastic cerebral palsy

The purpose of this study was to investigate the function of the autonomic nervous system in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) through an analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) occurring with orthostatic stress. Twelve children with spastic CP and twelve normal children participated in this study. The echocardiogram (ECG) signals were recorded for 3 minutes in both the supine and 70 degrees C head-up tilt positions, and then the HRV signals underwent power spectrum analysis at each position. Two components were measured; a low- frequency (LF) component (0.05 - 0.15 Hz) primarily reflecting sympathetic activity during orthostatic stress and a high-frequency (HF) component (0.15 - 0.4 Hz) reflecting parasympathetic activity. In the supine position, there was no significant difference between any of the HRV components of the two groups. In the head-up tilt position, absolute and normalized LF were significantly increased and absolute HF was significantly decreased in the normal children (p < 0.05), but not in the children with spastic CP. The results of this study suggest that cardiac autonomic functions, such as vagal withdrawal and sympathetic activation which occur during head-up tilt position, are not sufficient to overcome the orthostatic stress arising in spastic CP children.     

Familiality of heart rate and cardiac-related autonomic activity in five-month-old twins: the Québec newborn twins study

The familiality of infant sleeping heart rate (HR) and cardiac-related autonomic activity, as indexed by spectral analysis of HR variability (HRV) and response to postural change, was investigated in 322 5-month-old twin pairs. The postural change elicited only minor changes in cardiovascular activity. As a result, analyses focused on supine cardiovascular activity. Multivariate genetic modeling indicated that individual differences in sleeping HR and high frequency (HF) HRV were determined by unique environmental and distinct additive genetic factors. These variables, along with low frequency (LF) HRV, were also affected by overlapping familial environmental influences. Familial influences in HF HRV were more pronounced for baby girls than boys. Estimates of relative LF and HF HRV were determined by common (familial) and unique environmental factors; familial influences on these estimates did not overlap with familial influences on sleeping HR.     

Pure purr virtual reality technology: measuring heart rate variability and anxiety levels in healthy volunteers affected by moderate stress

IntroductionTraditional approaches to stress management are difficult to learn and to implicate in daily life. Emerging technologies like virtual reality (VR) have become a target of extensive study for recreational and medical purposes. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a crucial role in stress response, post-stress relaxation, and recovery. This study aimed to assess the effect of modified VR intervention on short-term heart rate variability (HRV) and perceived anxiety levels in healthy volunteers affected by moderate stress. The stressors included mental arithmetic tasks.Material and methodsThe study involved healthy adults, of both sexes, aged 20 to 60 years, without history of cardiovascular diseases, essential abnormalities on ECG, and with normal or moderate level of situational anxiety. The VR gadgets used in the study were commercially available Bobo-VR X1 headsets, one with modification for medical applications (Pure Purr technology) and one with none (sham technology). The investigational (Pure Purr) headset with an audio-visual sequence was modified by adding a binaural effect and was synchronised with the tract of respiratory movements and the frequency of heart rate. To track changes in the ANS, participants underwent both electrocardiography (ECG) and measurement of HRV.ResultsThe findings showed a significant increase in parasympathetic activity after 5-minute exposure to the investigational device compared to stress, as shown by high-frequency HRV (499.8 ms² and 340.5 ms², p < 0.001). RMSSD for a modified headset was higher (p = 0.02) compared to a sham headset with no modifications (RMSSD difference of 12.3% (2.6% to 23.1%)). The LF/HF ratio, however, was lower (difference of 14.5% (2.6% to 23.1%), p = 0.04).ConclusionsThese findings suggest that a medical device with pre-installed Pure Purr software had a significant effect on the recovery of the ANS in healthy volunteers affected by moderate stress.     

Autonomic nervous function and localization of cerebral activity during lavender aromatic immersion.

Changes in the autonomic nervous activity can be induced by various sensory and emotional stimuli. The authors examined whether the power spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) could detect changes in autonomic tone following a lavender aroma treatment or not. Healthy young women (n=10, 23+/-3 years old) underwent continuous electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring before and after (10, 20, 30 minutes) the lavender fragrance stimuli. HRV was expressed by three indices: low (0.04-0.15 Hz) and high (0.15-0.40 Hz) frequency components (nLF and nHF, respectively) as well as LF/HF ratio. Increases in the parasympathetic tone were observed after the lavender fragrance stimulus as seen as increases in the HF component and decreases in the LF/HF. Additional measurement with positron emission tomography (PET) demonstrated the regional metabolic activation in the orbitofrontal, posterior cingulate gyrus, brainstem, thalamus and cerebellum, as well as the reductions in the pre/post-central gyrus and frontal eye field. These results suggested that lavender aromatic treatment induced not only relaxation but also increased arousal level in these subjects.