As the title may suggest the use of ANS monitoring may not lead to accurate clinical diagnosis and treatment for many ailments. What is missing from this title is the fact that without measuring the Parasympathetic nervous system in total and independently, a correct diagnosis would not be provided. This problem exists in the industry […]
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Abstract Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major health concern, affecting nearly half the middle-age population and responsible for nearly one-third of all deaths. Clinicians have several major responsibilities beyond diagnosing CHD, such as risk stratification of patients for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and treating risks, as well as the patient. This second
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Abstract Syncope is difficult to definitively diagnose, even with tilt-table testing and beat-to-beat blood pressure measurements, the gold-standard. Both are qualitative, subjective assessments. There are subtypes of syncope associated with autonomic conditions for which tilt-table testing is not useful. Heart rate variability analyses also include too much ambiguity. Three subtypes of syncope are differentiated: vasovagal
Abstract Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major health concern, affecting nearly half the middle-age population and responsible for nearly one-third of all deaths. Clinicians have responsibilities beyond diagnosing CHD, including risk stratification of patients for major adverse cardiac events (MACE), modifying the risks and treating the patient. In this first of a two-part
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Oxidative stress is a process whereby, Free Radicals that are produced by the body, cause injury to the tissues themselves; especially one of the most important organelles in the cell. The organelle that produces energy: The Mitochondria. Oxidation is the process of burning, think of fire, or rusting, think of iron. While oxygen is very
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Chronic orthostatic hypotension (OH), affecting 10 to 30% of the elderly, is associated with falls, and increased morbidity and mortality. Current pharmacologic therapy can cause or worsen hypertension and fluid retention. (r)α lipoic acid (ALA), a powerful natural antioxidant, avoids those complications and may assist management of chronic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH). The purpose of
Abstract Background Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a disorder of progressive autonomic dysfunction (AD) associated with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is one of the most incapacitating symptoms of CAN and AD. AD in OH can include sympathetic withdrawal (SW). To detect and diagnose SW, parasympathetic and sympathetic changes must be clearly
PART 1: Introduction and History of Autonomic Nervous System Monitoring CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Monitoring This introductory section starts with a review of the “Old School” information commonly taught in medical school, including the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and its two branches, the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems; the
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