Autonomic nervous system response to remote ischemic conditioning: heart rate variability assessment.

Daniel Noronha OsórioRicardo Viana-SoaresJoão Pedro MartoMarcelo D MendonçaHugo P SilvaCláudia QuaresmaMiguel Viana-BaptistaHugo GamboaHelena L A Vieira

Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2019)

RIC procedure modulates both parasympathetic and sympathetic autonomic nervous system. Furthermore, this modulation is more pronounced in the senior subset of subjects. Therefore, the autonomic nervous system regulation could be one of the mechanisms for RIC therapeutic effectiveness.

Keyphrases

heart rate variability
heart rate
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
minimally invasive
ischemia reperfusion injury
oxidative stress
cerebral ischemia