Avtor/Urednik     Šega, S
Naslov     Ocenjevanje funkcije avtonomnega živčevja pri človeku. 3. standardizacija nekaterih kardiocirkulatornih testov pri zdravih preiskovancih
Prevedeni naslov     Assessment of human autonomic nervous system function. 3. Standardization of some cardiocirculatory tests in healthy human subjects
Tip     članek
Vir     Zdrav Vestn
Vol. in št.     Letnik 61, št. 1
Leto izdaje     1992
Obseg     str. 3-6
Jezik     slo
Abstrakt     Background: Testing cardiocirculatory reflexes is one method of evaluating the functions of the aulonomous nervous system. The article presents standardization of these reflexes in healthy examinees in relation to their age. Methods: In a group of 79 healthy volunteers aged 21 to 60 years the range of normal values was determined for selected classical cardiocirculatory tests (Valsalva manoeuvre, deep breathing, handgrip test, orthostatic test) and for special analysis of the variability of the cardiac freguency. Results: The Valsalva ratio, respiratory sinus arrhythmia during deep breathing, heart rate changes during the handgrip test and the ratio between the maximal and minimal R-R intervals in the orthostatic test decrease with ageing. Ageing also reduces the area under the spectral peaks and changes the ratio between them. The relative share of the surface of the high-freguency peak (0.15-0.45Hz) decreased with age and that of the lowfrequency peak (0.001 - 0.05 Hz) increased. Conclusions: The analysis of classical cardiocirculatory tests has shown the great variability of tests between individual examinees, so using a range of border values is proposed for evaluating such tests. None of the tests showed any statistically significant differences regarding sex. The spectral analysis showed the parasympathetic nervous system tonus predominating in young examinees and the sympathetic nervous system tonus predominating in older subjects.
Deskriptorji     HEART FUNCTION TESTS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
VALSALVA'S MANEUVER
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
ADULT
BLOOD PRESSURE
HEART RATE
AGE FACTORS
SPECTRUM ANALYSIS