| Subclinical autonomic dysfunction in patients with beta-thalassemia. | |
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PMID: 22170296 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We electrophysiologically evaluated the autonomic function (AF) in a consecutive series of patients with beta-thalassemia and in normal individuals. Six quantitative autonomic function tests (AFTs) were used: tilt test, hand grip test and sympathetic skin response for sympathetic function; R-R interval, inspiration-expiration difference and 30/15 ratio for parasympathetic function. The prevalence of impaired AF was higher in beta-thalassemia patients (13%, n = 5) than in control subjects (0%, n = 0; p = 0.026). Subclinical autonomic dysfunction appeared to be more prevalent in beta-thalassemia patients compared to controls in our series. Further independent validation of this finding is required in larger cohorts of beta-thalassemia patients. |
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Elefterios Stamboulis; Nikoleta Vlachou; Konstantinos Voumvourakis; Athina Andrikopoulou; Chrisa Arvaniti; Athanasios Tsivgoulis; Dimitrios Athanasiadis; Sotirios Tsiodras; Nikolaos Tentolouris; Heleni Triantafyllidi; Marouso Drossou-Servou; Aphrodite Loutradi-Anagnostou; Georgios Tsivgoulis |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-15 |
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Title: Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society Volume: - ISSN: 1619-1560 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9106549 Medline TA: Clin Auton Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Second Department of Neurology, Attikon Hospital, University of Athens, Iras 39, 15344, Athens, Greece. |
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