Deceleration Capacity and Periodic Repolarization Dynamics As Predictors of Acute Mountain Sickness.

Abstract:

:Hamm, Wolfgang, Sari Kassem, Lukas von Stülpnagel, Florian Maier, Mathias Klemm, Dominik Schüttler, Felix Grabher, Ludwig T. Weckbach, Bruno C. Huber, Axel Bauer, Konstantinos D. Rizas, and Stefan Brunner. Deceleration capacity and periodic repolarization dynamics as predictors of acute mountain sickness. High Alt Med Biol. 21:417-422, 2020. Background: The autonomic nervous system plays an important role in adaptive changes after acute altitude exposure. Periodic repolarization dynamics (PRD) and deceleration capacity (DC) of heart rate are advanced electrocardiogram (ECG)-based parameters reflecting sympathetic (PRD) and parasympathetic (DC) tone. These parameters have not been investigated in the context of acute mountain sickness (AMS) yet. Methods: In 23 healthy individuals (13 women), a high-resolution digital 30-minute ECG in Frank leads configuration was performed in a resting supine position at baseline (521 m altitude) and after a sojourn of 24 hours at the Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus (UFS) at Zugspitze (2,650 m altitude). PRD and DC were assessed using validated software. Symptoms of AMS were assessed with the Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score (LLS). Results: During altitude exposure, PRD significantly increased from 1.50 ± 1.01 (mean ± standard deviation) deg2 to 3.51 ± 4.46 deg2 (p = 0.03). DC significantly decreased from 11.48 ± 2.91 ms to 9.94 ± 2.78 ms (p = 0.001). An increase of PRD and/or a decrease of DC correlated significantly with the level of LLS. The combined finding of an increase of PRD and a decrease of DC had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 76.5% to diagnose AMS (LLS ≥3). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed an AUC (area under the ROC curve) of 0.77. Linear regression analysis revealed a significant association between LLS and an increase in PRD during high-altitude exposure. Conclusions: Our findings show an increase of PRD and a decrease of DC during altitude exposure. Combined PRD and DC analysis may have potential for the diagnosis of AMS.

journal_name

High Alt Med Biol

authors

Hamm W,Kassem S,von Stülpnagel L,Maier F,Klemm M,Schüttler D,Grabher F,Weckbach LT,Huber BC,Bauer A,Rizas KD,Brunner S

doi

10.1089/ham.2020.0131

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-12-01 00:00:00

pages

417-422

issue

4

eissn

1527-0297

issn

1557-8682

journal_volume

21

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