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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
A research area of increasing interest consists of studying the benefits of using spectral analysis to screen neurogenic erectile dysfunctions. Our hypothesis is that spectral analysis consists of a non-invasive and simple procedure to investigate such patients. Subjects were allocated into two groups: control, no erectile dysfunction (n = 17), and patients with erectile dysfunction (n = 15). RR intervals (RRI), systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and baroreflex sensitivity recordings were performed continuously in the supine position, followed by the seated position, and finally standing position. In the supine position, the control group had a higher RRI and a lower diastolic blood pressure. For frequency domain analyses of RRI in the supine position, the erectile dysfunction group had a higher normalized low-frequency (LF) index and low-frequency/high-frequency (LF/HF) ratio while showing a lower normalized HF index. In the seated position, the erectile dysfunction group presented a higher LF/HF ratio. Regarding systolic blood pressure, the erectile dysfunction group showed lower normalized LF and higher normalized HF indices only in the supine position. The ? index in HF was lower in the erectile dysfunction group in the three positions. Spectral analyses of cardiac sympathovagal drive constitute a fruitful non-invasive approach to evaluate alterations in cardiovascular autonomic modulation in neurogenic erectile dysfunction patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1423-0399
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
290-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Application of cardiac autonomous indices in the study of neurogenic erectile dysfunction.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Environnement, Faculté de Médecine Lyon Grange-Blanche, Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France. edmundo.pereira-de-souza-neto@chu-lyon.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article