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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
1. Chronic low blood pressure has been associated with fatigue and low mood. However, in the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) the blood pressure (BP) and heart rate profile and their variabilities have not been characterized as yet. 2. We performed office and 24 h ambulatory BP recordings in 38 subjects (age, 34.8 +/- 8.0 years) who fulfilled the Holmes criteria for CFS and in 38 healthy control subjects (age 35.6 +/- 10.5 years), as well as short-term beat-to-beat BP and RR-interval recordings for 10 min in supine and standing position, and calculated spectral indices. 3. In CFS office (123 +/- 19/70 +/- 12 mmHg) as well as 24-h, day- and night-time blood pressure values (116 +/- 11.1/71 +/- 11.1, 121 +/- 9.2/77 +/- 8.0 and 110 +/- 10.5/65 +/- 9.2 mmHg respectively) were within reference limits. 4. Heart rate was consistently higher (P < 0.01) in CFS patients, based on both office (77 +/- 12 compared with 68 +/- 12 beats min-1) and 24 h ambulatory recordings (77 +/- 12 compared with 67 +/- 15 beats min-1). 5. In supine position, spectral indices of BP variability (total, low-frequency and high-frequency variances) were all significantly (P < 0.01) lower in CFS. In standing position the differences disappeared. Analysis of RR-interval variability could not detect major alterations in autonomic function in CFS.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0143-5221
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Long- and short-term blood pressure and RR-interval variability and psychosomatic distress in chronic fatigue syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study