Autonomic modulation in a patient with syncope and paroxysmal atrial-fibrillation

Sérgio Laranjo; Cristiano Tavares; Mário Oliveira; Isabel Rocha

doi:10.1016/j.autneu.2014.03.001

Autonomic modulation in a patient with syncope and paroxysmal atrial-fibrillation

Auton Neurosci. 2014 Jul:183:116-9. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2014.03.001. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

Authors

Sérgio Laranjo¹, Cristiano Tavares², Mário Oliveira³, Isabel Rocha²

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Fisiologia, Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Av Prof Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal; Cardiovascular Autonomic Function Lab, Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Av Prof Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: sergiolaranjo@fm.ul.pt.
² Instituto de Fisiologia, Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Av Prof Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal; Cardiovascular Autonomic Function Lab, Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Av Prof Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal.
³ Department of Cardiology, Santa Marta Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 24674835
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2014.03.001

Abstract

We report a case of a patient with recurrent syncope and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation whose clinical status greatly improved after a period of orthostatic training. The potential efficacy of this non-pharmacological measure in modulating the autonomic tone is discussed below.

Keywords: Autonomic modulation; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Syncope; Tilt training; Wavelet coherence.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aspirin / therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology*
Atrial Fibrillation / rehabilitation*
Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Rate / drug effects
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Male
Physical Stimulation / methods
Syncope / drug therapy
Syncope / physiopathology*
Syncope / rehabilitation*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Cardiovascular Agents
Aspirin