Evaluation of effects of intra aortic balloon counterpulsation on autonomic nervous system functions by heart rate variability analysis


Ozdemir O., Alyan O., Kacmaz F., Kaptan Z., Ozbakir C., Geyik B., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.38-43, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background: In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) may improve cardiac performance, decrease the incidence of recurrent ischemia, and improve survival. Although there have been several reports concerning circulatory maintenance with the IABC, response of the autonomic nervous system to these hemodynamic changes is not clear. Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis has been extensively used to evaluate autonomic modulation of sinus node and to identify patients at risk for an increased cardiac mortality. In this study, we evaluated effects of the IABC on autonomic nervous system functions by HRV analysis.