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Prospective Study of Autonomic Nerve Function in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients: 24 Hour Heart Rate Variation and Plasma Motilin Levels Disturbed in Parasympathetic Neuropathy
Author(s) -
Nilsson H.,
Sundkvist G.,
Bergström B.,
Lilja B.,
JuulMöller S.,
Carlsson J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00415.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heart rate variability , cardiology , motilin , prospective cohort study , autonomic nervous system , heart rate , autonomic neuropathy , autonomic function , autonomic nerve , type 2 diabetes , anesthesia , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , biology , genetics , cell culture , neuroblastoma
To clarify the impact of autonomic neuropathy in diabetic patients, we have conducted a prospective study of 58 Type 1 and 51 Type 2 diabetic patients (investigated at baseline, after 4, and after 7 years). In Type 1 diabetic patients, the sympathetic nerve function (orthostatic acceleration and brake indices) and in Type 2 patients, parasympathetic nerve function (R‐R interval variation; E/I ratio) deteriorated during 7 years of prospective observation. Symptoms of autonomic neuropathy were associated with signs of autonomic neuropathy (low brake indices) in Type 1 but not in Type 2 diabetic patients. In the latest assessment 24 h ECG recording was performed and blood samples assayed for neuropeptide Y (NPY) and motilin were obtained. Type 1 diabetic patients with parasympathetic neuropathy (abnormal E/I ratio) showed significantly lower SD value (less variation in the R‐R intervals; 29 [17] vs 50 [16], [mean {interquartile range}]; p = 0.001) and higher postprandial plasma motilin values (70 [20] pmol I −1 vs 50 [15] pmol I −1 ; p < 0.01) than patients with normal parasympathetic nerve function. In Type 2 diabetic patients, sympathetic neuropathy (low brake indices) was associated with an increased frequency of ventricular extra systolic beats during 24 h ECG recording ( r s = 0.65; p <0.01). Postprandial plasma NPY levels were not associated with disturbed autonomic nerve function.