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Reduced systemic vascular resistance in healthy volunteers with presyncopal symptoms during a nitrate-stimulated tilt-table test.

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WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:Nitrates may facilitate syncope through various pathways, but the precise mechanism of nitrate-induced syncope is still under debate. The purpose of the present study was to compare the underlying haemodynamic mechanisms in subjects without and with presyncopal symptoms during a nitroglycerin-stimulated tilt-table test. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:A major decrease in systemic vascular resistance was documented in subjects with presyncope during 0.25 mg nitroglycerin-stimulated tilt-table test, in the absence of changes in cardiac output. These findings indicated that even a small dose of nitroglycerin significantly decreased arterial resistance and cardiac afterload. AIMS The mechanism of nitrate-induced syncope remains controversial. We examined the haemodynamic changes in healthy volunteers during nitroglycerin-stimulated tilt-table test. METHODS:Continuous radial pulse wave analysis, whole-body impedance cardiography and plethysmographic finger blood pressure were recorded in a supine position and during head-up tilt in 21 subjects with presyncopal symptoms (6 male/15 female, age 43 ± 3 years) after 0.25 mg sublingual nitroglycerin and 21 control subjects (6 male/15 female, age 43 ± 2 years). The drug was administered in the supine position and a passive head-up tilt followed 5 min later. Additionally, nitroglycerin was only administered during head-up tilt in 19 subjects and the haemodynamics were recorded. RESULTS:Supine and upright haemodynamics were similar before nitroglycerin administration in the two groups. During the nitroglycerin-stimulated tilt test, aortic and radial mean blood pressure decreased significantly more in the presyncope group when compared with the controls (P= 0.0006 and P= 0.0004, respectively). The decreases in systemic vascular resistance (P= 0.0008) and heart rate (P= 0.002), and increase in aortic reflection time (P= 0.0002) were greater in the presyncope group, while the change in cardiac index was not different between the groups (P= 0.14). If nitroglycerin was administered during the upright tilt and not in supine position, the haemodynamic changes were quite corresponding. CONCLUSIONS:Presyncopal symptoms during nitrate-stimulated tilt test were explained by decreased systemic vascular resistance and increased aortic reflection time, while cardiac output remained unchanged. These findings indicated reduced arterial resistance in nitroglycerin-induced presyncope.

journal_name

Br J Clin Pharmacol

journal_title

British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors

Tahvanainen A,Koskela J,Leskinen M,Ilveskoski E,Nordhausen K,Kähönen M,Kööbi T,Mustonen J,Pörsti I

doi

10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03794.x

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-01-01 00:00:00

pages

41-51

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eissn

0306-5251

issn

1365-2125

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Reduced systemic vascular resistance in healthy volunteers with presyncopal symptoms during a nitrate-stimulated tilt-table test.