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Chronic fatigue syndrome: comments on deconditioning, blood volume and resulting cardiac function.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19534728     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cardiovascular and autonomic dysfunction have been suggested to underlie the symptoms accompanying CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome). In the present issue of Clinical Science, Hurwitz and co-workers have investigated whether deficits were present in cardiac output and blood volume in a cohort of patients with CFS and if these were linked to illness severity and sedentary lifestyle. The results clearly demonstrate reduced cardiac stroke volume and cardiac output in more severely afflicted patients with CFS, which is primarily attributable to a measurable reduction in blood volume. Similar findings are observed in microgravity and bed rest deconditioning, in forms of orthostatic intolerance and, to a lesser extent, in sedentary people. The circulatory consequences of reduced cardiac output may help to account for many of the findings of the syndrome.
Authors:
Julian M Stewart
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comment; Journal Article     Date:  2009-10-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical science (London, England : 1979)     Volume:  118     ISSN:  1470-8736     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Sci.     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-19     Completed Date:  2009-12-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905731     Medline TA:  Clin Sci (Lond)     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  121-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Physiology, New York Medical College, Hawthorne, NY 10532, USA. stewart@nymc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Volume / physiology*
Cardiac Output / physiology
Cardiovascular Deconditioning / physiology*
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / physiopathology*
Humans
Comments/Corrections
Comment On:
Clin Sci (Lond). 2010 Jan;118(2):125-35   [PMID:  19469714 ]

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