Yuan Yuan1, Jonathan L Hassel2, Anisiia Doytchinova2, David Adams2, Keith C Wright2, Chad Meshberger3, Lan S Chen3, Maria P Guerra2, Changyu Shen4, Shien-Fong Lin5, Thomas H Everett2, Vicenta Salanova2, Peng-Sheng Chen6. 1. Krannert Institute of Cardiology and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. 2. Krannert Institute of Cardiology and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. 3. Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. 4. Richard and Susan Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 5. Krannert Institute of Cardiology and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan. 6. Krannert Institute of Cardiology and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Electronic address: chenpp@iu.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We recently reported that skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) can be used to estimate sympathetic tone in humans. In animal models, vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) can damage the stellate ganglion, reduce stellate ganglion nerve activity, and suppress cardiac arrhythmia. Whether VNS can suppress sympathetic tone in humans remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that VNS suppresses SKNA in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. METHODS: ECG patch electrodes were used to continuously record SKNA in 26 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who were admitted for video electroencephalographic monitoring. Among them, 6 (2 men, age 40 ± 11 years) were previously treated with VNS and 20 (7 men, age 37 ± 8 years) were not. The signals from ECG leads I and II were filtered to detect SKNA. RESULTS: VNS had an on-time of 30 seconds and off-time of 158 ± 72 seconds, with output of 1.92 ± 0.42 mA at 24.17 ± 2.01 Hz. Average SKNA during VNS off-time was 1.06 μV (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.93-1.18) in lead I and 1.13 μV (95% CI 0.99-1.27) in lead II, which was significantly lower than 1.38 μV (95% CI 1.01-1.75; P = .036) and 1.38 μV (95% CI 0.98-1.78; P = .035) in the control group, respectively. Heart rate was 65 bpm (95% CI 59-71) in the VNS group, which was significantly lower than 77 bpm (95% CI 71-83) in the control group. CONCLUSION: Patients with VNS had significantly lower SKNA than those without VNS.
BACKGROUND: We recently reported that skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) can be used to estimate sympathetic tone in humans. In animal models, vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) can damage the stellate ganglion, reduce stellate ganglion nerve activity, and suppress cardiac arrhythmia. Whether VNS can suppress sympathetic tone in humans remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that VNS suppresses SKNA in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. METHODS: ECG patch electrodes were used to continuously record SKNA in 26 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who were admitted for video electroencephalographic monitoring. Among them, 6 (2 men, age 40 ± 11 years) were previously treated with VNS and 20 (7 men, age 37 ± 8 years) were not. The signals from ECG leads I and II were filtered to detect SKNA. RESULTS: VNS had an on-time of 30 seconds and off-time of 158 ± 72 seconds, with output of 1.92 ± 0.42 mA at 24.17 ± 2.01 Hz. Average SKNA during VNS off-time was 1.06 μV (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.93-1.18) in lead I and 1.13 μV (95% CI 0.99-1.27) in lead II, which was significantly lower than 1.38 μV (95% CI 1.01-1.75; P = .036) and 1.38 μV (95% CI 0.98-1.78; P = .035) in the control group, respectively. Heart rate was 65 bpm (95% CI 59-71) in the VNS group, which was significantly lower than 77 bpm (95% CI 71-83) in the control group. CONCLUSION:Patients with VNS had significantly lower SKNA than those without VNS.
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