| Literature DB >> 11117920 |
M Fujita, S Miyamoto, H Sekiguchi, S Eiho, S Sasayama.
Abstract
We investigated which recumbent position is preferred by patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and whether sympathetic nervous modulation differs in three recumbent positions. We assessed 12 patients with CHF by spectral analysis of heart-rate variability and measurement of plasma norepinephrine concentrations. The right lateral decubitus position was preferred for significantly longer periods than the left lateral decubitus and supine positions. Sympathetic nervous modulation was most attenuated in the right lateral decubitus position. The right lateral decubitus position preferred by patients with CHF may be a self-protective mechanism to control increased sympathetic nervous modulation.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 11117920 DOI： 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03240-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321