Nicholas C Breier1, Sachin Y Paranjape1, Shea Scudder1, Shahram E Mehr1, Andre' Diedrich1, Charles R Flynn2, Luis E Okamoto1, Bolette Hartmann3, Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg4, Cyndya A Shibao1. 1. Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology (N.C.B., S.Y.P., S.S., S.E.M., A.D., L.E.O., C.A.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. 2. Department of Surgery (C.R.F.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. 3. Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (B.H.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 4. Department of Biomedical Science (B.H., L.S.G.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by excessive upright tachycardia and disabling presyncopal symptoms, which are exacerbated after consuming a high-carbohydrate meal; it is unknown, however, what is the precise underlying mechanism. We seek to investigate the effect of glucose intake on orthostatic hemodynamic changes and gastrointestinal hormone secretion in POTS. METHODS: Prospective, case-control study, 12 women with POTS who reported a postprandial worsening of their POTS symptoms and 13 age-matched female controls received 75-g oral glucose and 20 mg/kg acetaminophen to assess nutrient absorption. Hemodynamic, gastrointestinal hormone and acetaminophen levels were measured for up to 120 minutes postingestion while supine and standing. RESULTS: Patients with POTS had significant orthostatic tachycardia, 48.7±11.2 versus 23.3±8.1 bpm, P=0.012 and elevated upright norepinephrine levels, 835.2±368.4 versus 356.9±156.7 pg/mL, P=0.004. After oral glucose, upright heart rate significantly increased in POTS, 21.2±11.9% versus 6.0±19.9%, P=0.033 with a concomitant decline in upright stroke volume, -10.3±11.90% versus 3.3±13.7%, P=0.027; total peripheral resistance, blood pressure and cardiac output remained unaltered. Acetaminophen rate of appearance was similar between groups (P=0.707), indicating comparable nutrient absorption rates. POTS had increased plasma levels of C-peptide (P=0.001), GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide; P=0.001), peptide YY (P=0.016), and pancreatic polypeptide (P=0.04) following glucose consumption, but only GIP had a time-dependent association with the worsening upright tachycardia and stroke volume fall. CONCLUSIONS: The glucose-induced worsening orthostatic tachycardia in POTS was associated with a decline in SV; these changes occurred while GIP, a splanchnic vasodilator, was maximally elevated.
BACKGROUND: Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by excessive upright tachycardia and disabling presyncopal symptoms, which are exacerbated after consuming a high-carbohydrate meal; it is unknown, however, what is the precise underlying mechanism. We seek to investigate the effect of glucose intake on orthostatic hemodynamic changes and gastrointestinal hormone secretion in POTS. METHODS: Prospective, case-control study, 12 women with POTS who reported a postprandial worsening of their POTS symptoms and 13 age-matched female controls received 75-g oral glucose and 20 mg/kg acetaminophen to assess nutrient absorption. Hemodynamic, gastrointestinal hormone and acetaminophen levels were measured for up to 120 minutes postingestion while supine and standing. RESULTS: Patients with POTS had significant orthostatic tachycardia, 48.7±11.2 versus 23.3±8.1 bpm, P=0.012 and elevated upright norepinephrine levels, 835.2±368.4 versus 356.9±156.7 pg/mL, P=0.004. After oral glucose, upright heart rate significantly increased in POTS, 21.2±11.9% versus 6.0±19.9%, P=0.033 with a concomitant decline in upright stroke volume, -10.3±11.90% versus 3.3±13.7%, P=0.027; total peripheral resistance, blood pressure and cardiac output remained unaltered. Acetaminophen rate of appearance was similar between groups (P=0.707), indicating comparable nutrient absorption rates. POTS had increased plasma levels of C-peptide (P=0.001), GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide; P=0.001), peptide YY (P=0.016), and pancreatic polypeptide (P=0.04) following glucose consumption, but only GIP had a time-dependent association with the worsening upright tachycardia and stroke volume fall. CONCLUSIONS: The glucose-induced worsening orthostatic tachycardia in POTS was associated with a decline in SV; these changes occurred while GIP, a splanchnic vasodilator, was maximally elevated.
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