QTc and autonomic neuropathy in diabetes: Effects of acute hyperglycaemia and n-3 PUFA
QTc and autonomic neuropathy in diabetes: Effects of acute hyperglycaemia and n-3 PUFA
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DOI:
10.1016/j.numecd.2006.09.006
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Frontoni, Simona
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作者:
Santini, Vanina;Ciampittiello, Giuseppina;Frontoni, Simona
Background and aims: Autonomic function is also regulated by glycaemia and exerts a crucial role in the control of blood pressure and cardiac function. The disruption of this physiological mechanism impacts deeply on cardiovascular mortality in diabetes. We investigated the influence of autonomic dysfunction on QTc interval and on sympatho-vagal balance (LF/HF), in response to acute hyperglycaemia and to membrane electrical stabilization (n-3 PUFA).Methods and results: Twenty-four type 2 diabetic patients, without (N-: n = 13) or with (N+: n = 11) autonomic neuropathy and 13 healthy subjects (C) underwent BP and ECG monitoring during a 24-h period and during a 2-h hyperglycaemic clamp. Delta QTc during the night was blunted in diabetics (0.5 +/- 2.5 vs. C: 2.9 +/- 2.5%, p = 0.001), and Delta LF/HF was decreased in N+ (-2.8 +/- 38.2 vs. C = 34.8 +/- 28.1%, p = 0.02). During hyperglycaemia, QTc increased in C; LF/HF significantly increased in C and N-. A 6-month treatment with n-3 PUFA partially restored ALF/HF and Delta QTc (2.1 +/- 1.40, p = 0.04 vs. basal) only in N-.Conclusion: Hyperglycaemia increases QTc interval and sympathetic activity; electrical membrane stabilization improves autonomic function only in the absence of overt autonomic neuropathy. Strategies to prevent the disruption of autonomic function with newer approaches, other than just glucose control, should be implemented. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.