AIM:To investigate effects of heart automatic nerve variations and hypothermia(HT) therapy on heart rate variation(HRV).METHODS:We studied the dynamic electrocardiagraph(ECG) of 41 cases of severe brain injury.The pat...AIM:To investigate effects of heart automatic nerve variations and hypothermia(HT) therapy on heart rate variation(HRV).METHODS:We studied the dynamic electrocardiagraph(ECG) of 41 cases of severe brain injury.The patients were devided into HT therapy group(n=21,body temprature 32-33℃),non-HT therapy group(n=20) and normal control(n=20).RESULTS:In group 1,the reduction of time domain indexes and frequency domain indexes were 3-6 folds and 30-50folds respectively compared with those of the control group,while the corresponding indexes reduction were 2-3 folds and 4-5folds in the group 2(P<0.05,P<0.01,respectively).The difference between groups were significant(P<0.05-0.01);the HRV reduction was more significant in the cerebrovascular accident patients than that of brain injured(P<0.05-0.01);the HRV indexes increased significantly in resuscitated patients than those in coma(P<0.01);the HRV in dead was much lower than that in survival(P=0.01).CONCLUSION:Injury of central nervous system can induce abnormal function of automatic nerve of heart and reduction of HRV.HT therapy can reduce HRV on a higher level;HRV examination can be applied into the prediction of prognosis of the brain injured.展开更多
文摘AIM:To investigate effects of heart automatic nerve variations and hypothermia(HT) therapy on heart rate variation(HRV).METHODS:We studied the dynamic electrocardiagraph(ECG) of 41 cases of severe brain injury.The patients were devided into HT therapy group(n=21,body temprature 32-33℃),non-HT therapy group(n=20) and normal control(n=20).RESULTS:In group 1,the reduction of time domain indexes and frequency domain indexes were 3-6 folds and 30-50folds respectively compared with those of the control group,while the corresponding indexes reduction were 2-3 folds and 4-5folds in the group 2(P<0.05,P<0.01,respectively).The difference between groups were significant(P<0.05-0.01);the HRV reduction was more significant in the cerebrovascular accident patients than that of brain injured(P<0.05-0.01);the HRV indexes increased significantly in resuscitated patients than those in coma(P<0.01);the HRV in dead was much lower than that in survival(P=0.01).CONCLUSION:Injury of central nervous system can induce abnormal function of automatic nerve of heart and reduction of HRV.HT therapy can reduce HRV on a higher level;HRV examination can be applied into the prediction of prognosis of the brain injured.
