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Power spectral analysis of blood pressure variability in traumatic quadriplegic humans.
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PMID:  2000979     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A study was performed on seven traumatic neurologically complete quadriplegic (QP) males and seven age-matched healthy males (control) while they were at rest in the supine position in a climatic chamber (temperature 30 degrees C, relative humidity 60%). Arterial blood pressure waveforms were measured by a continuous noninvasive blood pressure-monitoring system based on arterial tonometry. Furthermore, the spontaneous beat-to-beat systolic blood pressure (SBP) variabilities of subjects were investigated by means of autoregressive power spectral analysis. As shown by earlier studies with an invasive (intra-arterial) blood pressure-monitoring system, in the control group there were two major spectral components: a high-frequency (HF) component [center frequency 0.27 +/- 0.02 (SE) Hz eq, power 0.9 +/- 0.2 mmHg2] and a low-frequency (LF) component (0.10 +/- 0.01 Hz eq, 5.2 +/- 1.4 mmHg2). On the contrary, in the QP group only the HF component was observed (0.28 +/- 0.03 Hz eq, 3.2 +/- 1.4 mmHg2). The results suggest that 1) in the QP subject the disappearance of the LF component in the SBP variability (i.e., the Mayer waves in humans) is presumably caused by the interruption of the spinal pathways linking supraspinal cardiovascular centers with the peripheral sympathetic outflow and 2) the cervical spinal sympathetic pathways may be instrumental in the genesis of the Mayer waves in humans.
Authors:
K Inoue; S Miyake; M Kumashiro; H Ogata; T Ueta; T Akatsu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  260     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1991 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-04-11     Completed Date:  1991-04-11     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H842-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ergonomics, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Blood Pressure*
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Quadriplegia / etiology*,  physiopathology
Rest
Spectrum Analysis
Spinal Cord Injuries / complications*
Supination

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