Exercise Performance in Adolescents with Autonomic Dysfunction - 02/08/11
Reprint requests: P.T. Pianosi, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester MN, 55905.Abstract |
Objective |
To test the hypothesis that excessive postural tachycardia is associated with deconditioning rather than merely being an independent sign of autonomic dysfunction in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
Study design |
We retrospectively analyzed records from 202 adolescents who underwent both head up-tilt and maximal exercise testing. Patients were classified as POTS if they had ≥30 min−1 rise in heart rate (HR) after tilt-table test; and deconditioned if peak O2 uptake was <80% predicted. Changes in HR during exercise and recovery were compared between groups.
Results |
Two-thirds of patients were deconditioned, irrespective of whether they fulfilled diagnostic criteria for POTS, but peak O2 uptake among patients with POTS was similar to patients without POTS. HR was higher at rest and during exercise; whereas stroke volume was lower during exercise, and HR recovery was slower in patients with POTS compared with patients without POTS.
Conclusions |
Most patients who presented with chronic symptoms of dizziness, fatigue, or pre-syncope, were deconditioned, but, because the proportion of deconditioned patients was similar in POTS vs non-POTS groups, we conclude that HR changes in POTS are not solely because of inactivity resulting in deconditioning.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Mots-clés : HR, HUT, POTS, SV, SVI, Vo2
Plan
| Funded in part by the American Dysautonomia Institute and the Huseby Family. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 158 - N° 1
P. 15 - janvier 2011 Retour au numéro
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