Heart rate variability during asymptomatic periods in children with recurrent neurocardiogenic syncope

Akcaboy M., Atalay S., UÇAR T., Tutar E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.53, sa.1, ss.59-66, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-66
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: heart rate variability, neurocardiogenic syncope, asymptomatic periods, NEURALLY-MEDIATED SYNCOPE, UP TILT TEST, VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE, PHYSICAL MANEUVERS, AUTONOMIC FUNCTION, VAGAL TONE, ADOLESCENTS, REPRODUCIBILITY, MANAGEMENT, FREQUENCY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Neurocardiogenic syncope (NS) is a common clinical problem during childhood. In order to characterize the autonomic profile in syncopal children, we evaluated heart rate variability (HRV) of 27 patients, ages 8-17 years, in an asymptomatic period. HRV was calculated over a 24-hour (h) period for the time-domain indices and frequency-domain indices. The obtained results were compared to values in 27 healthy children, ages 10-17 years. Patients with syncope did not have significantly different HRV values in comparison to healthy children. After behavior modification and education, HRV assessment was repeated six months later in the symptomatic group under follow-up, and we found no significantly different values.