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Sigrist C, Ottaviani C, Baumeister-Lingens L, Bussone S, Pesca C, Kaess M, Carola V, Koenig J. A sex-specific pathway linking early life maltreatment, vagal activity, and depressive symptoms. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2024; 15:2325247. [PMID: 38512074 PMCID: PMC10962311 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2325247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Background: Experiences of early life maltreatment (ELM) are alarmingly common and represent a risk factor for the development of psychopathology, particularly depression. Research has focused on alterations in autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning as a mediator of negative mental health outcomes associated with ELM. Early alterations in autonomic vagal activity (vmHRV) may moderate the relationship between ELM and depression, particularly when considering forms of emotional maltreatment. Recent evidence suggests that the relationships of both ELM and vmHRV with depression may be non-linear, particularly considering females.Objective: Building on and extending theoretical considerations and previous work, the present work aims to further the current understanding of the complex relationships between ELM exposure, vmHRV, and depression.Methods: This study uses an adaptive modelling approach, combining exploratory network-based analyses with linear and quadratic moderation analyses, drawing on a large sample of males and females across adolescence (total N = 213; outpatient at-risk sample and healthy controls) and adulthood (total N = 85; community-based convenience sample).Results: Exploratory network-based analyses reveal that exposure to emotional abuse is particularly central within a network of ELM subtypes, depressive symptoms, and concurrent vmHRV in both adolescents and adults. In adults, emotional neglect shows strong associations with both emotional abuse and vmHRV and is highly central as a network node, which is not observed in adolescents. Moderator analyses reveal significant interactions between emotional maltreatment and vmHRV predicting depressive symptoms in adult females. Significant quadratic relationships of emotional maltreatment and vmHRV with depression are observed in both adolescent and adult females.Conclusions: The present findings contribute to the understanding of the psychological and physiological mechanisms by which ELM acts as a risk factor for the development of depression. Ultimately, this will contribute to the development of targeted and effective intervention strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of early adversity.
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- Christine Sigrist
- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Baumeister-Lingens L, Rothe R, Wolff L, Gerlach AL, Koenig J, Sigrist C. Vagally-mediated heart rate variability and depression in children and adolescents - A meta-analytic update. J Affect Disord 2023; 339:237-255. [PMID: 37437729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Depression is one of the most common mental disorders and a leading cause of disability worldwide. In adults, depression is characterized by decreased vagal activity (vagally-mediated heart rate variability; vmHRV), while vmHRV is inversely correlated with depressive symptoms. In children/adolescents, a 2016 synthesis (4 studies, 259 individuals) found similarly decreased vmHRV in clinical depression, but no significant association between depressive symptoms and vmHRV (6 studies, 2625 individuals). Given the small number of studies previously considered for synthesis and the rapidly growing evidence base in this area, a meta-analytic update was warranted. METHOD A previous review was updated by a systematic literature search to identify studies that (a) compared vmHRV in clinically depressed children/adolescents with non-depressed controls and (b) reported associations between vmHRV and depression severity. RESULTS The search update identified 5 additional studies for group comparison (k = 9 studies in total, n = 608 individuals in total) and 15 additional studies for correlational meta-analysis (k = 21 studies in total, n = 4224 individuals in total). Evidence was found for lower resting-state vmHRV in clinically depressed children/adolescents compared to healthy controls (SMD = -0.593, 95 % CI [-1.1760; -0.0101], I2 = 90.92 %) but not for a significant association between vmHRV and depressive symptoms (r = -0.053, 95 % CI [-0.118; 0.012], I2 = 65.77 %). Meta-regression revealed a significant association between depressive symptoms and vmHRV as a function of sex. LIMITATIONS The samples considered are highly heterogeneous. Data on the longitudinal association between vmHRV and depression are currently lacking. CONCLUSION The present findings support the use of vmHRV as a biomarker for clinical depression in children/adolescents.
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- Luise Baumeister-Lingens
- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany.
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Fiani D, Campbell H, Solmi M, Fiedorowicz JG, Calarge CA. Impact of antidepressant use on the autonomic nervous system: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2023; 71:75-95. [PMID: 37075594 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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Changes in cardiac autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulation observed in psychiatric disorders may be mitigated by antidepressants. We meta-analyzed and systematically reviewed studies examining antidepressants' effects on ANS outcomes, including heart rate variability (HRV). We conducted a PRISMA/MOOSE-compliant search of PubMed and Scopus until March 28th, 2022. We included randomized placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) and pre-post studies, regardless of diagnosis. We pooled results in random-effects meta-analyses, pooling homogeneous study designs and outcomes. We conducted sensitivity analyses and assessed quality of included studies. Thirty studies could be meta-analyzed. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were significantly associated with a reduction in the square root of the mean-squared difference between successive R-R intervals (RMSSD) (SMD= -0.48) and skin conductance response (SMD= -0.55) in RCTs and with a significant increase in RMSSD in pre-post studies (SMD=0.27). In pre-post studies, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) were associated with a significant decrease in several HRV outcomes while agomelatine was associated with a significant increase in high frequency power (SMD= 0.14). In conclusion, SSRIs reduce skin conductance response but have no or inconclusive effects on other ANS outcomes, depending on study design. TCAs reduce markers of parasympathetic function while agomelatine might have the opposite effect. Studies are needed to investigate the impact of SSRIs on the recovery of cardiac ANS regulation after acute myocardial infarction, and the effects of newer antidepressants.
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- Dimitri Fiani
- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Duke Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
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Heiss S, Vaschillo B, Vaschillo EG, Timko CA, Hormes JM. Heart rate variability as a biobehavioral marker of diverse psychopathologies: A review and argument for an "ideal range". Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 121:144-155. [PMID: 33309905 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of the variability in intervals between subsequent heart beats, is now widely considered an index of emotion regulatory capacity and the ability to adapt flexibly to changing environmental demands. Abnormalities in HRV are implicated in a host of psychopathologies, making it a potentially powerful transdiagnostic biobehavioral change mechanism in treatment interventions. While most mental illnesses are associated with low HRV, eating disorders have been linked to elevated HRV. We examined 62 research articles on HRV in psychopathology to test the hypothesis that there is an "ideal range" of HRV that predicts optimal functioning. Relationships between symptom severity and parameters that quantify HRV were examined graphically. More extreme time-domain HRV measures, both high and low, were associated with psychopathology, whereas healthy controls displayed mid-range values. Findings preliminarily support the hypothesis that there is an "ideal range" of HRV that could be targeted in biofeedback interventions.
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- Sydney Heiss
- Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA
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Iseger TA, van Bueren NE, Kenemans JL, Gevirtz R, Arns M. A frontal-vagal network theory for Major Depressive Disorder: Implications for optimizing neuromodulation techniques. Brain Stimul 2020; 13:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2019.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Jung W, Jang KI, Lee SH. Heart and Brain Interaction of Psychiatric Illness: A Review Focused on Heart Rate Variability, Cognitive Function, and Quantitative Electroencephalography. CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE 2019; 17:459-474. [PMID: 31671483 PMCID: PMC6852682 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2019.17.4.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Heart rate variability (HRV) reflects beat-to-beat variability in the heart rate due to the dynamic interplay of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. HRV is considered an index of the functional status of the autonomic nervous system. A decrease in HRV is thus observed in individuals with autonomic dysfunction. Abnormal HRV has been reported in a range of mental disorders. In this review, we give an overview of HRV in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), schizophrenia, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), one of whose core symptoms is cognitive dysfunction. The association between HRV and cognitive function is highlighted in this review. This review consists of three main sections. In the first section, we examine how HRV in patients with MDD, schizophrenia, and PTSD is characterized, and how it is different when compared to that in healthy controls. In the second section, beyond the heart itself, we discuss the intimate connection between the heart and the brain, focusing on how HRV interacts with quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) in the context of physiological changes in the sleep cycle. Lastly, we finish the review with the examination of the association between HRV and cognitive function. The overall findings indicate that the reduction in HRV is one of main manifestations in MDD, schizophrenia, and PTSD, and also more generally HRV is closely linked to the change in qEEG and also to individual differences in cognitive performance.
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- Wookyoung Jung
- Department of Psychology, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea
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- 2Department of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.,Institute of Biomedical Industry, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry,Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.,Clinical Emotion and Cognition Research Laboratory, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea
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Heart rate variability for treatment response between patients with major depressive disorder versus panic disorder: A 12-week follow-up study. J Affect Disord 2019; 246:157-165. [PMID: 30583140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heart Rate Variability (HRV) parameters have been used to evaluate the autonomic nervous system. We hypothesized that patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and panic disorder (PD) showed different HRV profiles compared to healthy controls. We also hypothesized that we could predict the responder groups in the MDD and PD patients, using differences in HRV indices between the stress and rest phases. METHODS 28 MDD patients and 29 PD patients were followed for 12 weeks, and we also followed 39 healthy control subjects. We measured HRV parameters at the rest, stress, and recovery phases. RESULTS Patients with MDD and PD demonstrated lower pNN50 than controls during the stress (F = 7.49, p = 0.001), and recovery phases (F = 9.43, p = 0.0001). Patients with MDD and PD also showed higher LF/HF ratio than controls during the stress phase (F = 6.15, p = 0.002). Responders in the PD group presented a lower level of LF/HF ratio during the stress phase compared to non-responders (F = 10.14, p = 0.002), while responders in the MDD group showed a lower level of heart rate during all three phases, compared to non-responders. Additionally, we could predict treatment response in patients with MDD using ΔLF/HF ratio (OR: 1.33, 95% CI = 1.07-1.65, p = 0.011) and ΔpNN50 (OR: 1.49, 95% CI 1.09-1.77, p = 0.014). CONCLUSION The changes of HRV parameters of pNN50 and LF/HF ratio between the stress and recovery phase may be clinical markers of predictors of treatment responsiveness in MDD and PD patients.
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Koenig J, Westlund Schreiner M, Klimes-Dougan B, Ubani B, Mueller BA, Lim KO, Kaess M, Cullen KR. Increases in orbitofrontal cortex thickness following antidepressant treatment are associated with changes in resting state autonomic function in adolescents with major depression - Preliminary findings from a pilot study. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2018; 281:35-42. [PMID: 30216863 PMCID: PMC6204080 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2018.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In adults with major depressive disorder (MDD), effective treatment has been associated with increases in both heart rate variability (HRV) and cortical thickness. However, the impact of treatment on these indices has not yet been examined in adolescents. Cortical thickness and HRV were measured in twelve adolescents with MDD before and after 8 weeks of treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). We examined treatment-related changes in depression symptoms, HRV, heart rate (HR), and cortical thickness, and analyzed correlations among these change indices. At follow-up, patients showed significantly decreased depression severity, increased HRV and increased thickness of the left medial orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Clinical improvement was associated with increased HRV and decreased HR. Increased HRV was associated with increased cortical thickness of left lateral OFC and superior frontal cortex. Due to the small sample size, results represent preliminary findings that need replication. Further, in the absence of a placebo arm, we cannot confirm that the observed effects are due solely to medication. These preliminary findings suggest that SSRI treatment in adolescents impacts both cortical thickness and autonomic functioning. Confirmation of these findings would support OFC thickness and HRV as neurobiological mediators of treatment outcome.
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- Julian Koenig
- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Stöckli, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000, Bern 60, Switzerland; Section for Translational Psychobiology in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Blumenstr. 8, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, N218 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, N218 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Medical School, F256/2B West Building, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Medical School, F256/2B West Building, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Medical School, F256/2B West Building, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Stöckli, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000, Bern 60, Switzerland; Section for Translational Psychobiology in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Blumenstr. 8, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Medical School, F256/2B West Building, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Pawlowski MA, Gazea M, Wollweber B, Dresler M, Holsboer F, Keck ME, Steiger A, Adamczyk M, Mikoteit T. Heart rate variability and cordance in rapid eye movement sleep as biomarkers of depression and treatment response. J Psychiatr Res 2017; 92:64-73. [PMID: 28411417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The relevance of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in affective disorders originates from its well-known abnormalities in depressed patients, who display disinhibition of REM sleep reflected by increased frequency of rapid eye movements (REM density). In this study we examined whether heart rate variability (HRV) and prefrontal theta cordance, both derived from REM sleep, could represent biomarkers of antidepressant treatment response. METHODS In an open-label, case-control design, thirty-three in-patients (21 females) with a depressive episode were treated with various antidepressants for four weeks. Response to treatment was defined as a ≥50% reduction of HAM-D score at the end of the fourth week. Sleep EEG was recorded after the first and the fourth week of medication. HRV was derived from 3-min artifact-free electrocardiogram segments during REM sleep. Cordance was computed for prefrontal EEG channels in the theta frequency band during tonic REM sleep. RESULTS HRV during REM sleep was decreased in depressed patients at week four as compared to controls (high effect size; Cohen's d > 1), and showed a negative correlation with REM density in both, healthy subjects and patients at week four. Further, the fourteen responders had significantly higher prefrontal theta cordance as compared to the nineteen non-responders after the first week of antidepressant medication; in contrast, HRV at week one did not discriminate between responders and non-responders. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that HRV in REM sleep categorizes healthy subjects and depressed patients, whereas REM sleep-derived prefrontal cordance may predict the response to antidepressant treatment in depressed patients.
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany; University of Bern, Inselspital University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Bern, Switzerland
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- Radboud University Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
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- Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, Basel, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany; Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, Basel, Switzerland.
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Gentili C, Valenza G, Nardelli M, Lanatà A, Bertschy G, Weiner L, Mauri M, Scilingo EP, Pietrini P. Longitudinal monitoring of heartbeat dynamics predicts mood changes in bipolar patients: A pilot study. J Affect Disord 2017; 209:30-38. [PMID: 27870943 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Recent research indicates that Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is affected in Bipolar Disorders (BD) patients. To determine whether such alterations are a mere expression of the current mood state or rather contain longitudinal information on BD course, we examined the potential influence of states adjacent in time upon HRV features measured in a target mood state. METHODS Longitudinal evaluation of HRV was obtained in eight BD patients by using a wearable monitoring system developed within the PSYCHE project. We extracted time-domain, frequency-domain and non-linear HRV-features and trained a Support Vector Machine (SVM) to classify HRV-features according to mood state. To evaluate the influence of adjacent mood states, we trained SVM with different HRV-feature sets: 1) belonging to each mood state considered alone; 2) belonging to each mood state and normalized using information from the preceding mood state; 3) belonging to each mood state and normalized using information from the preceding and subsequent mood states; 4) belonging to each mood state and normalized using information from two randomly chosen states. RESULTS SVM classification accuracy within a target state was significantly greater when HRV-features from the previous and subsequent mood states were considered. CONCLUSIONS Although preliminary and in need of replications our results suggest for the first time that psychophysiological states in BD contain information related to the subsequent ones. Such characteristic may be used to improve clinical management and to develop algorithms to predict clinical course and mood switches in individual patients.
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- Claudio Gentili
- Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia 8, 35139 Padua, Italy.
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- Department of Information Engineering & Research Centre "E. Piaggio", School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering & Research Centre "E. Piaggio", School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering & Research Centre "E. Piaggio", School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
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- INSERM U1114, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, Pôle de Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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- INSERM U1114, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, Pôle de Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering & Research Centre "E. Piaggio", School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
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- IMT School for Advanced Studies, Piazza San Ponziano, 6 - 55100 Lucca, Italy.
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Depression and resting state heart rate variability in children and adolescents — A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev 2016; 46:136-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Noordam R, van den Berg ME, Niemeijer MN, Aarts N, Hofman A, Tiemeier H, Kors JA, Stricker BH, Eijgelsheim M, Visser LE, Rijnbeek PR. Antidepressants and heart-rate variability in older adults: a population-based study. Psychol Med 2016; 46:1239-1247. [PMID: 26679009 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291715002779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be associated with lower heart rate variability (HRV), a condition associated with increased mortality risk. We aimed to investigate the association between TCAs, SSRIs and HRV in a population-based study. METHOD In the prospective Rotterdam Study cohort, up to five electrocardiograms (ECGs) per participant were recorded (1991-2012). Two HRV variables were studied based on 10-s ECG recordings: standard deviation of normal-to-normal RR intervals (SDNN) and root mean square of successive RR interval differences (RMSSD). We compared the HRV on ECGs recorded during use of antidepressants with the HRV on ECGs recorded during non-use of any antidepressant. Additionally, we analysed the change in HRV on consecutive ECGs. Those who started or stopped using antidepressants before the second ECG were compared with non-users on two ECGs. RESULTS We included 23 647 ECGs from 11 729 participants (59% women, mean age 64.6 years at baseline). Compared to ECGs recorded during non-use of antidepressants (n = 22 971), SDNN and RMSSD were lower in ECGs recorded during use of TCAs (n = 296) and SSRIs (n = 380). Participants who started using TCAs before the second ECG had a decrease in HRV and those who stopped had an increase in HRV compared to consistent non-users (p < 0.001). Starting or stopping SSRIs was not associated with HRV changes. CONCLUSION TCAs were associated with a lower HRV in all analyses, indicating a real drug effect. For SSRIs the results are mixed, indicating a weaker association, possibly due to other factors.
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- R Noordam
- Department of Epidemiology,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics,Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam,Rotterdam,The Netherlands
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Alvares GA, Quintana DS, Hickie IB, Guastella AJ. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in psychiatric disorders and the impact of psychotropic medications: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2016; 41:89-104. [PMID: 26447819 PMCID: PMC4764485 DOI: 10.1503/jpn.140217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is a putative underlying mechanism for increased cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with psychiatric disorders. Previous studies suggest that this risk may be related to psychotropic medication use. In the present study we systematically reviewed and analyzed published studies of heart rate variability (HRV), measuring ANS output, to determine the effect of psychiatric illness and medication use. METHODS We searched for studies comparing HRV in physically healthy adults with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder to controls and comparing HRV pre- and post-treatment with a psychotropic medication. RESULTS In total, 140 case-control (mood, anxiety, psychosis, dependent disorders, k = 151) and 30 treatment (antidepressants, antipsychotics; k = 43) studies were included. We found that HRV was reduced in all patient groups compared to controls (Hedges g = -0.583) with a large effect for psychotic disorders (Hedges g = -0.948). Effect sizes remained highly significant for medication-free patients compared to controls across all disorders. Smaller and significant reductions in HRV were observed for specific antidepressants and antipsychotics. LIMITATIONS Study quality significantly moderated effect sizes in case-control analyses, underscoring the importance of assessing methodological quality when interpreting HRV findings. CONCLUSION Combined findings confirm substantial reductions in HRV across psychiatric disorders, and these effects remained significant even in medication-free individuals. Reductions in HRV may therefore represent a significant mechanism contributing to elevated cardiovascular risk in individuals with psychiatric disorders. The negative impact of specific medications on HRV suggest increased risk for cardiovascular disease in these groups, highlighting a need for treatment providers to consider modifiable cardiovascular risk factors to attenuate this risk.
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- Correspondence to: A.J. Guastella, Brain & Mind Centre, University of Sydney, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown NSW Australia;
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Grung B, Hansen AL, Berg M, Møen-Knudseth MP, Olson G, Thornton D, Dahl L, Thayer JF. Exploratory multivariate analysis of the effect of fatty fish consumption and medicinal use on heart rate and heart rate variability data. Front Psychol 2015; 6:135. [PMID: 25741303 PMCID: PMC4330718 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The overall aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between medicinal use and fatty fish consumption on heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate (HR) in a group of forensic inpatients on a variety of medications. A total of 49 forensic inpatients, randomly assigned to a fish group (n = 27) or a control group (n = 22) were included in the present study. Before and by the end of the food intervention period HR and HRV were measured during an experimental test procedure. An additional aim of this paper is to show how multivariate data analysis can highlight differences and similarities between the groups, thus being a valuable addition to traditional statistical hypothesis testing. The results indicate that fish consumption may have a positive effect on both HR and HRV regardless of medication, but that the influence of medication is strong enough to mask the true effect of fish consumption. Without correcting for medication, the fish group and control group become indistinguishable (p = 0.0794, Cohen’s d = 0.60). The effect of medication is demonstrated by establishing a multivariate regression model that estimates HR and HRV in a recovery phase based on HR and HRV data recorded during psychological tests. The model performance is excellent for HR data, but yields poor results for HRV when employed on participants undergoing the more severe medical treatments. This indicates that the HRV behavior of this group is very different from that of the participants on no or lower level of medication. When focusing on the participants on a constant medication regime, a substantial improvement in HRV and HR for the fish group compared to the control group is indicated by a principal component analysis and t-tests (p = 0.00029, Cohen’s d = 2.72). In a group of psychiatric inpatients characterized by severe mental health problems consuming different kinds of medication, the fish diet improved HR and HRV, indices of both emotional regulation and physical health.
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- Bjørn Grung
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen Bergen, Norway ; Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen Bergen, Norway
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- Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Centre Mauston, WI USA
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- National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA
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Heart rate variability and treatment outcome in major depression: a pilot study. Int J Psychophysiol 2014; 93:204-10. [PMID: 24769434 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Variations in heart rate variability (HRV) have been associated with major depressive disorder (MDD), but the relationship of baseline HRV to treatment outcome in MDD is unclear. We conducted a pilot study to examine associations between resting baseline HRV and MDD treatment outcome. We retrospectively tested several parameters of HRV in an MDD treatment study with escitalopram (ESC, N=26) to generate a model of how baseline HRV related to treatment outcome, and cross-validated the model in a separate trial of MDD treatment with Iyengar yoga (IY, N=16). Lower relative power of very low frequency (rVLF) HRV at baseline predicted improvement in depressive symptoms when adjusted for age and gender (R2>.43 and p<0.05 for both trials). Although vagal parasympathetic measures were correlated with antidepressant treatment outcome, their predictive power was not significant after adjusting for age and gender. In conclusion, baseline resting rVLF was associated with depression treatment outcome in two independent MDD treatment studies. These results should be interpreted with caution due to limited sample size, but a strength of this study is its validation of the rVLF predictor in an independent sample. rVLF merits prospective confirmation as a candidate biomarker.
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Lorenz TA, Meston CM. Exercise improves sexual function in women taking antidepressants: results from a randomized crossover trial. Depress Anxiety 2014; 31:188-95. [PMID: 24754044 PMCID: PMC4039497 DOI: 10.1002/da.22208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In laboratory studies, exercise immediately before sexual stimuli improved sexual arousal of women taking antidepressants [1]. We evaluated if exercise improves sexual desire, orgasm, and global sexual functioning in women experiencing antidepressant-induced sexual side effects. METHODS Fifty-two women who were reporting antidepressant sexual side effects were followed for 3 weeks of sexual activity only. They were randomized to complete either three weeks of exercise immediately before sexual activity (3×/week) or 3 weeks of exercise separate from sexual activity (3×/week). At the end of the first exercise arm, participants crossed to the other. We measured sexual functioning, sexual satisfaction, depression, and physical health. RESULTS Exercise immediately prior to sexual activity significantly improved sexual desire and, for women with sexual dysfunction at baseline, global sexual function. Scheduling regular sexual activity significantly improved orgasm function; exercise did not increase this benefit. Neither regular sexual activity nor exercise significantly changed sexual satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS Scheduling regular sexual activity and exercise may be an effective tool for the behavioral management of sexual side effects of antidepressants
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- Tierney Ahrold Lorenz
- Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana,Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas,Correspondence to: Tierney Lorenz, Ph.D., Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Morrison Hall 326, Bloomington, IN 47405.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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Henze M, Tiniakov R, Samarel A, Holmes E, Scrogin K. Chronic fluoxetine reduces autonomic control of cardiac rhythms in rats with congestive heart failure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 304:H444-54. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00763.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Up to 40% of patients with heart failure develop depression, and depression is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in this patient population. Consequently, increasing numbers of patients with heart failure are treated with antidepressants. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are typically the antidepressant of choice since this drug class has limited cardiovascular toxicity. However, little is known about the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on autonomic cardiac regulation in congestive heart failure (CHF). Here, indexes of cardiac autonomic control were evaluated before and during chronic fluoxetine (FLX) treatment (20 mg·kg−1·day−1, 5 wk) in rats that developed CHF after coronary artery ligation. FLX reduced the low-frequency (LF) component of heart rate variability (HRV; P < 0.01) as well as the sympathetic contribution to LF HRV ( P < 0.01) in both CHF and sham-operated rats. Both FLX and CHF reduced high-frequency HRV ( P < 0.01). Spontaneous baroreflex gain was decreased in CHF rats 8 wk after ligation ( P < 0.01). Cross-spectral coherence between the interbeat interval and mean arterial pressure was reduced in the LF domain 3 wk after ligation in CHF rats ( P < 0.01) and was further reduced after chronic FLX treatment ( P < 0.01). Plasma catecholamines and LF blood pressure variability were not affected by FLX. Chronotropic responses to both efferent vagal nerve stimulation and isoproterenol administration were reduced in CHF rats and by FLX ( P < 0.01), whereas inotropic responses to isoproterenol were reduced only in CHF rats ( P < 0.01). These data indicate that chronic FLX reduces the responsiveness to autonomic output controlling cardiac rhythm and may further compromise autonomic regulation of cardiac function in CHF.
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- Marcus Henze
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
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- The Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois; and
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- Department of Pathology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
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Sévoz-Couche C, Brouillard C, Camus F, Laude D, De Boer SF, Becker C, Benoliel JJ. Involvement of the dorsomedial hypothalamus and the nucleus tractus solitarii in chronic cardiovascular changes associated with anxiety in rats. J Physiol 2013; 591:1871-87. [PMID: 23297312 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.247791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Anxiety disorders in humans reduce both the heart rate variability (HRV) and the sensitivity of the cardiac baroreflex (BRS). Both may contribute to sudden death. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying these alterations, male rats were subjected to social defeat sessions on four consecutive days. Five days later, the rats were found to be in an anxiety-like state. At this time point, we analysed HRV and BRS in the defeated rats, with or without treatment with the anxiolytic chlordiazepoxide (CDZ). HRV was reduced after social defeat, due to changes in the autonomic balance favouring the sympathetic over the parasympathetic component. Spontaneous and pharmacological baroreflex gains were also reduced. CDZ abolished anxiety-like symptoms as well as HRV and BRS alterations. Inhibition of the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) with muscimol reversed all cardiovascular alterations, whereas blockade of the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) 5-HT3 receptor by the local or systemic administration of granisetron restored only baroreflex gains and the parasympathetic component of HRV. In conclusion, repeated social defeat in the rat lead to an anxiety-like state that was associated with lasting reduction in HRV and baroreflex gains. The DMH and the NTS were responsible for these chronic cardiovascular alterations. These regions may therefore constitute new therapeutic targets for reducing cardiac dysfunction and fibrillation in anxiety disorders.
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- Caroline Sévoz-Couche
- CR-ICM, UPMC/INSERM, UMR-S 975, CNRS UMR 7225, Faculté de médecine UPMC, Site Pitie-Salpêtrière, Paris F-75013, France.
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Shapiro D, Cook IA, Davydov DM, Ottaviani C, Leuchter AF, Abrams M. Yoga as a complementary treatment of depression: effects of traits and moods on treatment outcome. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2012; 4:493-502. [PMID: 18227917 PMCID: PMC2176141 DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2006] [Accepted: 12/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Preliminary findings support the potential of yoga as a complementary treatment of depressed patients who are taking anti-depressant medications but who are only in partial remission. The purpose of this article is to present further data on the intervention, focusing on individual differences in psychological, emotional and biological processes affecting treatment outcome. Twenty-seven women and 10 men were enrolled in the study, of whom 17 completed the intervention and pre- and post-intervention assessment data. The intervention consisted of 20 classes led by senior Iyengar yoga teachers, in three courses of 20 yoga classes each. All participants were diagnosed with unipolar major depression in partial remission. Psychological and biological characteristics were assessed pre- and post-intervention, and participants rated their mood states before and after each class. Significant reductions were shown for depression, anger, anxiety, neurotic symptoms and low frequency heart rate variability in the 17 completers. Eleven out of these completers achieved remission levels post-intervention. Participants who remitted differed from the non-remitters at intake on several traits and on physiological measures indicative of a greater capacity for emotional regulation. Moods improved from before to after the yoga classes. Yoga appears to be a promising intervention for depression; it is cost-effective and easy to implement. It produces many beneficial emotional, psychological and biological effects, as supported by observations in this study. The physiological methods are especially useful as they provide objective markers of the processes and effectiveness of treatment. These observations may help guide further clinical application of yoga in depression and other mental health disorders, and future research on the processes and mechanisms.
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- David Shapiro
- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Department of Neurophysiology, Moscow Research Center of Narcology, Moscow, Russia and Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Biofeedback Assisted Control of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia as a Biobehavioral Intervention for Depressive Symptoms in Patients After Cardiac Surgery: A Preliminary Study. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 2012; 38:1-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10484-012-9202-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Roose S, Deuschle M. Depression and cardiovascular disorders. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2012; 106:541-556. [PMID: 22608643 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52002-9.00032-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- Steven Roose
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Riganello F, Garbarino S, Sannita WG. Heart Rate Variability, Homeostasis, and Brain Function. J PSYCHOPHYSIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803/a000080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Measures of heart rate variability (HRV) are major indices of the sympathovagal balance in cardiovascular research. These measures are thought to reflect complex patterns of brain activation as well and HRV is now emerging as a descriptor thought to provide information on the nervous system organization of homeostatic responses in accordance with the situational requirements. Current models of integration equate HRV to the affective states as parallel outputs of the central autonomic network, with HRV reflecting its organization of affective, physiological, “cognitive,” and behavioral elements into a homeostatic response. Clinical application is in the study of patients with psychiatric disorders, traumatic brain injury, impaired emotion-specific processing, personality, and communication disorders. HRV responses to highly emotional sensory inputs have been identified in subjects in vegetative state and in healthy or brain injured subjects processing complex sensory stimuli. In this respect, HRV measurements can provide additional information on the brain functional setup in the severely brain damaged and would provide researchers with a suitable approach in the absence of conscious behavior or whenever complex experimental conditions and data collection are impracticable, as it is the case, for example, in intensive care units.
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- Francesco Riganello
- S. Anna Institute and RAN – Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, Crotone, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genova, Italy
- Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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VAN GESTEL ARNOLDUSJ, KOHLER MALCOLM, STEIER J, TESCHLER SEBASTIAN, RUSSI ERICHW, TESCHLER HELMUT. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respirology 2011; 16:939-46. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01992.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Udupa K, Thirthalli J, Sathyaprabha TN, Kishore KR, Raju TR, Gangadhar BN. Differential actions of antidepressant treatments on cardiac autonomic alterations in depression: A prospective comparison. Asian J Psychiatr 2011; 4:100-6. [PMID: 23051075 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2011.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2010] [Revised: 02/15/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with depression have higher rates of cardiac morbidity and mortality. Alterations of cardiac autonomic functions associated with depression may partly explain this. Prospective studies comparing the effects of antidepressants on these abnormalities are limited due to confounding factors and co-morbidities. METHODS Cardiac autonomic functions were studied in antidepressant naïve patients with major depression (without co-morbid medical or psychiatric disorders) before and after treatment with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS; n=30), specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; n=32) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs; n=32). Conventional autonomic function tests and time- and frequency-domain measures of heart rate variability (HRV) were measured using standard procedures. Changes in autonomic functions were compared across the three treatment groups using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) using sex and age as covariates. RESULTS Depression improved by comparable extent across patients treated with the three treatments. Overall, there was no change in cardiac autonomic functions. However, significant group×occasion interactions were noted for HRV measures. Both time- and frequency-domain HRV measures showed increase with rTMS and decrease with TCAs; they remained virtually unchanged with SSRIs. LIMITATIONS One of the major limitations of our work being we could not randomize the treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS The effects of antidepressant treatments on cardiac autonomic function abnormalities found in depression vary with the mode of treatment used. Long-term clinical implications of these effects on cardiac health of patients with depression need further studies.
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- Kaviraja Udupa
- Department of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, India
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Grippo AJ. The Utility of Animal Models in Understanding Links between Psychosocial Processes and Cardiovascular Health. SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY COMPASS 2011; 5:164-179. [PMID: 21949540 PMCID: PMC3178448 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00342.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A bidirectional association between mood disorders and cardiovascular disease has been described; however, the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie this link have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this review is first to describe some of the important behavioral neurobiological processes that are common to both mood and cardiovascular disorders. Second, this review focuses on the value of conducting research with animal models (primarily rodents) to investigate potential behavioral, physiological, and neural processes involved in the association of mood disorders and cardiovascular disease. In combination with findings from human research, the study of mechanisms underlying mood and cardiovascular regulation using animal models will enhance our understanding of the association of depression and cardiovascular disease, and can promote the development of novel interventions for individuals with these comorbid conditions.
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- Angela J. Grippo
- Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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Taylor CB. Depression, heart rate related variables and cardiovascular disease. Int J Psychophysiol 2010; 78:80-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2009] [Revised: 04/07/2010] [Accepted: 04/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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de Jonge P, Rosmalen JG, Kema IP, Doornbos B, van Melle JP, Pouwer F, Kupper N. Psychophysiological biomarkers explaining the association between depression and prognosis in coronary artery patients: A critical review of the literature. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2010; 35:84-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2009] [Revised: 10/30/2009] [Accepted: 11/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Su S, Lampert R, Lee F, Bremner JD, Snieder H, Jones L, Murrah NV, Goldberg J, Vaccarino V. Common genes contribute to depressive symptoms and heart rate variability: the Twins Heart Study. Twin Res Hum Genet 2010; 13:1-9. [PMID: 20158303 PMCID: PMC2905576 DOI: 10.1375/twin.13.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Depression and reduced heart rate variability (HRV) are predictors of coronary artery disease (CAD), and highly correlated with each other. However, little is known to what extend this correlation can be explained by common genetic components. We examined 198 middle-aged male twins (121 monozygotic and 77 dizygotic) from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry. Current depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory-II and HRV was assessed on 24-hour electrocardiographic Holter recordings. Five frequency domain variables were used, including ultra low frequency (ULF), very low frequency (VLF), low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF) and total power (TPow). Structural equation modeling was used to estimate shared genetic effects for depressive symptoms and the HRV frequency domains. Both depressive symptoms (h(2)=.5) and all measurements of HRV showed high heritability (h(2)=.43-.63). A significant inverse correlation was found between depressive symptoms and all HRV indices except LF and HF, with the highest coefficient (r) for TPow (r = -.24, P = .01) and ULF (r = -.24, P = .01). Bivariate genetic modeling revealed significant genetic correlations between depressive symptoms and TPow (r(A) = -.21, P = .04), as well as ULF (r(A) = -.23, P = .02). Of the total covariance between depressive symptoms and these two HRV indices, over 80% was due to the same genetic factors. In conclusion, depressive symptoms are associated with decreased HRV and this association is due, in large part, to a shared genetic effect. These results suggest that a common neurobiological dysfunction links depression and autonomic dysregulation.
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- Shaoyong Su
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
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Kemp AH, Quintana DS, Gray MA, Felmingham KL, Brown K, Gatt JM. Impact of depression and antidepressant treatment on heart rate variability: a review and meta-analysis. Biol Psychiatry 2010; 67:1067-74. [PMID: 20138254 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 802] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2009] [Accepted: 12/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression is associated with an increase in the likelihood of cardiac events; however, studies investigating the relationship between depression and heart rate variability (HRV) have generally focused on patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective of the current report is to examine with meta-analysis the impact of depression and antidepressant treatment on HRV in depressed patients without CVD. METHODS Studies comparing 1) HRV in patients with major depressive disorder and healthy control subjects and 2) the HRV of patients with major depressive disorder before and after treatment were considered for meta-analysis. RESULTS Meta-analyses were based on 18 articles that met inclusion criteria, comprising a total of 673 depressed participants and 407 healthy comparison participants. Participants with depression had lower HRV (time frequency: Hedges' g = -.301, p < .001; high frequency: Hedges' g = -.293, p < .001; nonlinear: Hedges' g = -1.955, p = .05; Valsalva ratio: Hedges' g = -.712, p < .001) than healthy control subjects, and depression severity was negatively correlated with HRV (r = -.354, p < .001). Tricyclic medication decreased HRV, although serotonin reuptake inhibitors, mirtazapine, and nefazodone had no significant impact on HRV despite patient response to treatment. CONCLUSIONS Depression without CVD is associated with reduced HRV, which decreases with increasing depression severity, most apparent with nonlinear measures of HRV. Critically, a variety of antidepressant treatments do not resolve these decreases despite resolution of symptoms, highlighting that antidepressant medications might not have HRV-mediated cardioprotective effects and the need to identify individuals at risk among patients in remission.
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- Andrew H Kemp
- School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Muscle sympathetic nervous activity in depressed patients before and after treatment with sertraline. J Hypertens 2010; 27:2429-36. [PMID: 19684519 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e3283310ece] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sympathetic hyperactivity is one of the mechanisms involved in the increased cardiovascular risk associated with depression, and there is evidence that antidepressants decrease sympathetic activity. OBJECTIVES We tested the following two hypotheses: patients with major depressive disorder with high scores of depressive symptoms (HMDD) have augmented muscle sympathetic nervous system activity (MSNA) at rest and during mental stress compared with patients with major depressive disorder with low scores of depressive symptoms (LMDD) and controls; sertraline decreases MSNA in depressed patients. METHODS Ten HMDD, nine LMDD and 11 body weight-matched controls were studied. MSNA was directly measured from the peroneal nerve using microneurography for 3 min at rest and 4 min during the Stroop color word test. For the LMDD and HMDD groups, the tests were repeated after treatment with sertraline (103.3 +/- 40 mg). RESULTS Resting MSNA was significantly higher in the HMDD [29.1 bursts/min (SE 2.9)] compared with LMDD [19.9 (1.6)] and controls [22.2 (2.0)] groups (P = 0.026 and 0.046, respectively). There was a significant positive correlation between resting MSNA and severity of depression. MSNA increased significantly and similarly during stress in all the studied groups. Sertraline significantly decreased resting MSNA in the LMDD group and MSNA during mental stress in LMDD and HMDD groups. Sertraline significantly decreased resting heart rate and heart rate response to mental stress in the HMDD group. CONCLUSION Moderate-to-severe depression is associated with increased MSNA. Sertraline treatment reduces MSNA at rest and during mental challenge in depressed patients, which may have prognostic implications in this group.
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Takada M, Ebara T, Kamijima M. Heart rate variability assessment in Japanese workers recovered from depressive disorders resulting from job stress: measurements in the workplace. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2009; 83:521-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0499-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 11/30/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sowden GL, Huffman JC. The impact of mental illness on cardiac outcomes: A review for the cardiologist. Int J Cardiol 2009; 132:30-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Grippo AJ, Johnson AK. Stress, depression and cardiovascular dysregulation: a review of neurobiological mechanisms and the integration of research from preclinical disease models. Stress 2009; 12:1-21. [PMID: 19116888 PMCID: PMC2613299 DOI: 10.1080/10253890802046281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bidirectional associations between mood disorders and cardiovascular diseases are extensively documented. However, the precise physiological and biochemical mechanisms that underlie such relationships are not well understood. This review focuses on the neurobiological processes and mediators that are common to both mood and cardiovascular disorders. The discussion places an emphasis on the role of exogenous stressors in addition to: (a) neuroendocrine and neurohumoral changes involving dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, (b) immune alterations including activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines, (c) autonomic and cardiovascular dysregulation including increased sympathetic drive, withdrawal of parasympathetic tone, cardiac rate and rhythm disturbances, and altered baroreceptor reflex function, (d) central neurotransmitter system dysfunction involving the dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin systems, and (e) behavioral changes including fatigue and physical inactivity. The review also discusses experimental investigations using preclinical disease models to elucidate the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the link between mood disorders and cardiovascular disease. These include: (a) the chronic mild stress model of depression, (b) a model of congestive heart failure, (c) a model of cardiovascular deconditioning, (d) pharmacological manipulations of body fluid and sodium balance, and (e) pharmacological manipulations of the central serotonergic system. In combination with an extensive human research literature, the investigation of mechanisms underlying mood and cardiovascular regulation using animal models will enhance understanding the association between depression and cardiovascular disease. This will ultimately promote the development of better treatments and interventions for individuals with co-morbid psychological and somatic pathologies.
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- Angela J Grippo
- Department of Psychiatry and Brain Body Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Sala M, Lazzaretti M, De Vidovich G, Caverzasi E, Barale F, d'Allio G, Brambilla P. Electrophysiological changes of cardiac function during antidepressant treatment. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2008; 3:29-43. [PMID: 19124389 DOI: 10.1177/1753944708096282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Some antidepressant agents can cause electrophysiological changes of cardiac function leading to ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. However, antidepressants have also protective effects on the heart through their capacity to modulate cardiac autonomic-mediated physiological responses. Heart rate variability and QTc length are two strictly linked parameters that allow us to appreciate the effects of different drugs on cardiac physiology. Heart rate variability reflects functioning of the autonomic nervous system and possibly also regulation by the limbic system. Autonomic regulation of cardiac activity influences also cardiac repolarization and QT length, both directly and via its effects on heart rate. In this review we present the methodologies adopted to study the effect of antidepressant drugs on QT length and heart rate variability and we summarize data on electrophysiological changes related to antidepressant treatment. Clinical implications for the choice of different antidepressants in different clinical populations are discussed.
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- Michela Sala
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Alessandria, Presidio di Casale Monferrato, Department of Mental Health, Italy.
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Grippo AJ. Mechanisms underlying altered mood and cardiovascular dysfunction: the value of neurobiological and behavioral research with animal models. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2008; 33:171-80. [PMID: 18703084 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Revised: 06/14/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A bidirectional association between mood disorders and cardiovascular diseases has been described in humans, yet the precise neurobiological mechanisms that underlie this association are not fully understood. This article is focused on neurobiological processes and mediators in mood and cardiovascular disorders, with an emphasis on common mechanisms including stressor reactivity, neuroendocrine and neurohumoral changes, immune alterations, autonomic and cardiovascular dysregulation, and central neurotransmitter and neuropeptide dysfunction. A discussion of the utility of experimental investigations with rodent models, including those in rats and prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), is presented. Specific studies using these models are reviewed, focusing on the analysis of behavioral, physiological and neural mechanisms underlying depressive disorders and cardiovascular disease. Considered in combination with studies using human samples, the investigation of mechanisms underlying depressive behaviors and cardiovascular regulation using animal models will enhance our understanding of the association of depression and cardiovascular disease, and will promote the development of improved interventions for individuals with these detrimental disorders.
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- Angela J Grippo
- Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, Psychology-Computer Science Building Room 357, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA.
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van Zyl LT, Hasegawa T, Nagata K. Effects of antidepressant treatment on heart rate variability in major depression: a quantitative review. Biopsychosoc Med 2008; 2:12. [PMID: 18590531 PMCID: PMC2478652 DOI: 10.1186/1751-0759-2-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/30/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background The literature measuring effects of antidepressant and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for major depression on heart rate variability (HRV) in medically well individuals was reviewed. Methods Fourteen studies evaluating HRV were included. Twenty three pre-post or within group comparisons were available. Treatment impact on measures of HRV was pooled over studies. We examined different classes of antidepressants, and for short and long electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings separately. Results Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) were associated with declines in most measures of HRV and significant increase in heart rate (HR) in studies with short recording intervals. No significant changes were found for longer recording times. Treatment effects with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were more variable. Short-recording studies revealed a significant decrease in HR and an increase in one HRV measure. In two 24-hour recording studies no significant changes were observed. No relationship between ECT and HRV has been established in the literature. The effects of other drugs are reported. Limitations Few studies measure the effects of treatment of depression on HRV. Existing studies have generally used very small samples, employing a variety of measurements and methodologies. Conclusion We confirm that TCAs are associated with a large decrease in HRV and increase HR. However, data for SSRIs is not clear. Although the effect of SSRIs on HRV is weaker than for TCAs, evidence shows that SSRIs are associated with a small decrease in HR, and an increase in one measure of HRV. The use of TCAs in depression leads to changes in HRV that are associated with increased risk of mortality.
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- Louis T van Zyl
- Hamamatsu University, School of Medicine, Japan, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1, Handayama, Hamamatsu City, 431-3192, Japan
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Norra C, Skobel EC, Arndt M, Schauerte P. High impact of depression in heart failure: Early diagnosis and treatment options. Int J Cardiol 2008; 125:220-31. [PMID: 17662487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2007] [Accepted: 05/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Depressive syndromes in chronic heart failure (CHF) are common and are associated with a poorer prognosis, particularly with increased morbidity and mortality. CHF as a severe physical disorder may increase the risk of developing depressive syndromes or vice-versa as an interaction of possible common psycho-organic etiological aspects. Depression in CHF is associated with impaired NYHA status and daily activities, resulting in enhanced hospitalisation rates and medical costs with a great impact on long-term health. Only a fraction of comorbid patients receives antidepressants. Therefore, identification of risk factors and prevention by optimizing cardiological and psychiatric therapeutic strategies appear essential for these patients. Early diagnosis and treatment of both CHF and depression may prevent further pathophysiological effects on the heart and brain. This review gives a comprehensive overview of the occurrence, risk factors and shared pathophysiology of depression in CHF, and focuses on improving insufficient diagnosis and therapy of depression. Special attention is given on the cardiac effects of psychopharmacological and alternate non-pharmacological antidepressant therapy in CHF. Recommendations are made for treating depression in CHF patients for a better prevention of this disabling physical and psychosocial condition.
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- Christine Norra
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
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Park HJ. Heart rate variability as a measure of disease state in irritable bowel syndrome. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci) 2008; 2:5-16. [PMID: 25031107 DOI: 10.1016/s1976-1317(08)60024-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Heart rate variability (HRV) is a noninvasive measure of sympathovagal balance in the autonomic nervous system (ANS). This review will: (a) consider HRV measurement in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); (b) discuss the applicability of HRV measurement in IBS by addressing strengths and limitations; and (c) propose future directions in this field of gastrointestinal research and clinical practice. As a strength, analyzing HRV components is a useful method and appears most suitable for detection of changes in ANS sympathovagal balance in both stress and non-stress conditions with good validity and reliability. Also, it is an appropriate measure for ANS in studies with large populations, in both laboratory and clinical settings, and for longitudinal studies because of its noninvasive assets. With regard to limitations of measuring HRV, these are poor standardization, additional human editing, not considering medication or other confounding factors, inconsistent results in gastrointestinal vagal tone study, and different time periods.
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- Hyo-Jung Park
- Full-time Lecturer, Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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Rottenberg J, Chambers AS, Allen JJB, Manber R. Cardiac vagal control in the severity and course of depression: the importance of symptomatic heterogeneity. J Affect Disord 2007; 103:173-9. [PMID: 17320191 PMCID: PMC2212818 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2006] [Revised: 01/23/2007] [Accepted: 01/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Impaired cardiac vagal control (CVC), as indexed by respiratory sinus arrhythmia, has been investigated as a risk factor for major depressive disorder (MDD), but prior findings are mixed with respect to whether impaired CVC predicts greater global depression severity and/or a more severe course of disorder. One possible explanation for mixed findings is that CVC abnormalities in MDD are related more closely to specific depression symptoms than to the syndrome as a whole. METHODS Depression severity (both global and symptom-specific indices) and electrocardiogram measures of resting CVC were obtained from 151 diagnosed MDD participants at intake, before randomization to a novel treatment for depression (acupuncture), and again after 8 and 16 weeks. RESULTS Resting CVC did not predict global indices of depression in cross-sectional or longitudinal analyses. In symptom-specific analyses, resting CVC was positively related to sad mood and crying and inversely related to middle and late insomnia. Improvement in late insomnia was related to increases in CVC over time. LIMITATIONS Relationships between CVC and MDD were studied only within the clinical range of severity. Symptom analyses were exploratory and hence did not correct for Type I error. CONCLUSIONS Resting CVC did not exhibit concurrent or prospective relations with overall depression severity but a few specific symptoms did. Symptomatic heterogeneity across samples may account for mixed findings within the CVC-depression literature.
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- Jonathan Rottenberg
- Mood and Emotion Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, PCD 4118G, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-7200, United States.
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Udupa K, Sathyaprabha TN, Thirthalli J, Kishore KR, Lavekar GS, Raju TR, Gangadhar BN. Alteration of cardiac autonomic functions in patients with major depression: a study using heart rate variability measures. J Affect Disord 2007; 100:137-41. [PMID: 17113650 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2006] [Revised: 10/04/2006] [Accepted: 10/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression is associated with greater cardiac morbidity and mortality. One of the contributory factors for this may be altered cardiac autonomic activity in depression. However, cardiac autonomic involvement in depression remains controversial because of methodological issues. In this study, alteration of cardiac autonomic functions was studied in drug-naive patients with major depression without co-morbidity. Heart rate variability, a sensitive measure of neurocardiac autonomic regulation was used in addition to conventional methods of measuring cardiac autonomic functions. METHODS We recruited 40 patients suffering from major depression, diagnosed based on DSM-IV-TR criteria. Their cardiac autonomic functions were measured using both conventional and heart rate variability measures. These were compared with those of age- and gender-matched healthy controls. RESULTS Patients with major depression showed significantly lesser Valsalva ratio, maximum/minimum ratio and greater sympathovagal balance than healthy controls indicating decreased parasympathetic and increased sympathetic activity. CONCLUSIONS Depression is associated with alteration of cardiac autonomic tone towards decreased parasympathetic activity and an increased sympathetic activity. It is possible that a common neurobiological dysfunction contributes to both depression and cardiac autonomic changes in the illness.
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- Kaviraja Udupa
- Department of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560 029, India
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Chambers AS, Allen JJB. Sex differences in cardiac vagal control in a depressed sample: implications for differential cardiovascular mortality. Biol Psychol 2007; 75:32-6. [PMID: 17204359 PMCID: PMC1885549 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2006.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2006] [Revised: 11/12/2006] [Accepted: 11/13/2006] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Previous studies suggest depression is a risk factor for all cause mortality, with depressed men at greater risk than depressed women. Diminished cardiac vagal control (CVC) in depressed patients has also been found to increase risk of cardiac mortality. Previous research found that depressed women have higher CVC than depressed men suggesting CVC might be related to the discrepancy in mortality rates between depressed men and women. This finding, however, was in the context of a study with several methodological weaknesses. The current study sought to replicate the sex difference in CVC in a sample of 137 medically healthy and clinically diagnosed depressed patients. Main effects of sex and age significantly predicted CVC such that depressed women had greater CVC and CVC decreased with age in the cross-sectional sample. The results suggest greater CVC in depressed women might confer cardioprotective functions, which may partially explain the sex difference in mortality rates in the depressed population.
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- Andrea S Chambers
- University of Arizona, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience, 1503 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721-0068, United States.
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Karavidas MK, Lehrer PM, Vaschillo E, Vaschillo B, Marin H, Buyske S, Malinovsky I, Radvanski D, Hassett A. Preliminary results of an open label study of heart rate variability biofeedback for the treatment of major depression. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 2007; 32:19-30. [PMID: 17333315 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-006-9029-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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UNLABELLED Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mood disorder that can result in significant discomfort as well as interpersonal and functional disability. A growing body of research indicates that autonomic function is altered in depression, as evidenced by impaired baroreflex sensitivity, changes in heart rate, and reduced heart rate variability (HRV). Decreased vagal activity and increased sympathetic arousal have been proposed as major contributors to the increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in participants with MDD, and baroreflex gain is decreased. STUDY OBJECTIVES To assess the feasibility of using HRV biofeedback to treat major depression. DESIGN This was an open-label study in which all eleven participants received the treatment condition. Participants attended 10 weekly sessions. Questionnaires and physiological data were collected in an orientation (baseline) session and Treatment Sessions 1, 4, 7 and 10. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Significant improvements were noted in the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) by Session 4, with concurrent increases in SDNN, standard deviation of normal cardiac interbeat intervals) an electrocardiographic estimate of overall measure of adaptability. SDNN decreased to baseline levels at the end of treatment and at follow-up, but clinically and statistically significant improvement in depression persisted. Main effects for task and session occurred for low frequency range (LF) and SDNN. Increases in these variables also occurred during breathing at one's resonant frequency, which targets baroreflex function and vagus nerve activity, showing that subjects performed the task correctly. CONCLUSIONS HRV biofeedback appears to be a useful adjunctive treatment for the treatment of MDD, associated with large acute increases in HRV and some chronic increases, suggesting increased cardiovagal activity. It is possible that regular exercise of homeostatic reflexes helps depression even when changes in baseline HRV are smaller. A randomized controlled trial is warranted.
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- Maria Katsamanis Karavidas
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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Rosenzweig-Lipson S, Beyer CE, Hughes ZA, Khawaja X, Rajarao SJ, Malberg JE, Rahman Z, Ring RH, Schechter LE. Differentiating antidepressants of the future: Efficacy and safety. Pharmacol Ther 2007; 113:134-53. [PMID: 17010443 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2006.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2006] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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There have been significant advances in the treatment of depression since the serendipitous discovery that modulating monoaminergic neurotransmission may be a pathological underpinning of the disease. Despite these advances, particularly over the last 15years with the introduction of selective serotonin and/or norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI), there still remain multiple unmet clinical needs that would represent substantial improvements to current treatment regimens. In terms of efficacy there have been improvements in the percentage of patients achieving remission but this can still be dramatically improved and, in fact, issues still remain with relapse. Furthermore, advances are still required in terms of improving the onset of efficacy as well as addressing the large proportion of patients who remain treatment resistant. While this is not well understood, collective research in the area suggests the disease is heterogeneous in terms of the multiple parameters related to etiology, pathology and response to pharmacological agents. In addition to efficacy further therapeutic advances will also need to address such issues as cognitive impairment, pain, sexual dysfunction, nausea and emesis, weight gain and potential cardiovascular effects. With these unmet needs in mind, the next generation of antidepressants will need to differentiate themselves from the current array of therapeutics for depression. There are multiple strategies for addressing unmet needs that are currently being investigated. These range from combination monoaminergic approaches to subtype selective agents to novel targets that include mechanisms to modulate neuropeptides and excitatory amino acids (EAA). This review will discuss the many facets of differentiation and potential strategies for the development of novel antidepressants.
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Rapidly developing research has found abnormal cardiac vagal control (CVC) in several physical and mental health conditions. CVC findings in depression are mixed, and the degree to which CVC is compromised in depression is unclear. A meta-analysis of 13 rigorous cross-sectional studies reveals that a diagnosis of depression exerts a small-to-medium effect size on CVC, and explains only about 2% of the overall variance in CVC. More robust data may emerge from alternative approaches to the depression-CVC relationship, such as the use of CVC to predict the course of the disorder. Despite the vigor of recent work on CVC and depression, overall findings are suggestive rather than conclusive. Methodological desiderata and priorities for future research are discussed, including the need to clarify the etiological significance of CVC.
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- Jonathan Rottenberg
- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620-7200, USA.
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Giese-Davis J, Wilhelm FH, Conrad A, Abercrombie HC, Sephton S, Yutsis M, Neri E, Taylor CB, Kraemer HC, Spiegel D. Depression and stress reactivity in metastatic breast cancer. Psychosom Med 2006; 68:675-83. [PMID: 17012520 DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000238216.88515.e5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cancer-related distress due to the psychological and physical challenges of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) may result in symptoms of depression, which negatively affects quality and may influence quantity of life. This study investigated how depression affects MBC stress reactivity, including autonomic (ANS) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function. METHOD Forty-five nondepressed and 45 depressed patients with MBC underwent a modified Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) while affect, cardiovascular, respiratory, and cortisol responses were measured. RESULTS At study entry, depressed compared with nondepressed patients had significantly lower log cortisol waking rise levels (p = .005) but no other HPA differences. Positive affect (p = .025) and high-frequency heart-rate variability (lnHF) (p = .002) were significantly lower at TSST baseline in depressed patients. In response to the TSST, depressed patients reported significantly lower positive (p = .050) and greater negative affect (p = .037) and had significantly reduced lnHF (p = .031). In secondary analyses, at TSST baseline both low-frequency (lnLF) (p = .002) and very-low-frequency (lnVLF) (p = .0001) heart rate variability were significantly lower in the depressed group. In secondary analyses during the TSST, those who were depressed had significantly lower lnVLF (p = .008) and did not increase aortic impedance reactivity as much as did the nondepressed during the stressor (p = .005). CONCLUSION Depression in patients with MBC was associated with alterations in autonomic regulation, particularly reductions in respiratory sinus arrhythmia, a measure of cardiac vagal control, at baseline and during the TSST. In addition, depression was associated with blunted HPA response to awakening. Both MBC groups had relative cortisol hyporesponsiveness to acute stress.
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- Janine Giese-Davis
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Taylor CB, Conrad A, Wilhelm FH, Neri E, DeLorenzo A, Kramer MA, Giese-Davis J, Roth WT, Oka R, Cooke JP, Kraemer H, Spiegel D. Psychophysiological and cortisol responses to psychological stress in depressed and nondepressed older men and women with elevated cardiovascular disease risk. Psychosom Med 2006; 68:538-46. [PMID: 16868262 DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000222372.16274.92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare psychophysiological and cortisol reactions to psychological stress in older depressed and nondepressed patients at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS Forty-eight depressed participants and 20 controls with elevated cardiovascular risk factors underwent a psychological stress test during which cardiovascular variables were measured. Salivary cortisol was collected after each test segment. Traditional (e.g., lipids) and atypical (e.g., C-reactive protein) CVD risk factors were also obtained. RESULTS At baseline, the groups did not differ on lipid levels, flow-mediated vasodilation, body mass index, or asymmetric dimethylarginine. However, the depressed patients had significantly higher C-reactive protein levels. Contrary to our hypothesis, there were no differences in baseline cortisol levels or diurnal cortisol slopes, but depressed patients showed significantly lower cortisol levels during the stress test (p = .03) and less cortisol response to stress. Compared with nondepressed subjects, depressed subjects also showed lower levels of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA(TF)) during the stress test (p = .02). CONCLUSIONS In this sample, older depressed subjects with elevated risk for CVD exhibited a hypocortisol response to acute stress. This impaired cortisol response might contribute to chronic inflammation (as reflected in the elevated C-reactive proteins in depressed patients) and in other ways increase CVD risk. The reduced RSA(TF) activity may also increase CVD risk in depressed patients through impaired autonomic nervous system response to cardiophysiological demands.
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- C Barr Taylor
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5722, USA.
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Hibbeln JR, Ferguson TA, Blasbalg TL. Omega-3 fatty acid deficiencies in neurodevelopment, aggression and autonomic dysregulation: opportunities for intervention. Int Rev Psychiatry 2006; 18:107-18. [PMID: 16777665 DOI: 10.1080/09540260600582967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mechanisms by which aggressive and depressive disorders may be exacerbated by nutritional deficiencies in omega-3 fatty acids are considered. Early developmental deficiencies in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) may lower serotonin levels at critical periods of neurodevelopment and may result in a cascade of suboptimal development of neurotransmitter systems limiting regulation of the limbic system by the frontal cortex. Residual developmental deficits may be manifest as dysregulation of sympathetic responses to stress including decreased heart rate variability and hypertension, which in turn have been linked to behavioral dysregulation. Little direct data are available to disentangle residual neurodevelopmental effects from reversible adult pathologies. Ensuring optimal intakes of omega-3 fatty acids during early development and adulthood shows considerable promise in preventing aggression and hostility.
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- Joseph R Hibbeln
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, 20892, USA.
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Jiang W, Davidson JRT. Antidepressant therapy in patients with ischemic heart disease. Am Heart J 2005; 150:871-81. [PMID: 16290952 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2004] [Accepted: 01/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Depressive disorders are common in patients with ischemic heart disease and have serious consequences in terms of the risk of further cardiac events and cardiac mortality. Among survivors of acute myocardial infarction, up to one fifth meet diagnostic criteria for major depression, and the presence of major depression carries a >5-fold increased risk for cardiac mortality within 6 months. This article reviews clinical trial data on the cardiac safety profiles of antidepressant agents with the aim of discussing clinical considerations in selecting the most appropriate treatment of comorbid depression in patients with ischemic heart disease. Tricyclic antidepressants are effective against depression but are associated with cardiovascular side effects including orthostatic hypotension, slowed cardiac conduction, antiarrhythmic activity, and increased heart rate. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, by contrast, have benign cardiovascular profiles and are well tolerated in patients with cardiac disease. The safety of dual-acting serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors has not been well studied. Intervention with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors has the potential to provide the depressed patient with ischemic heart disease relief from their depressive symptoms and may offer a potential improvement in their cardiovascular risk profile.
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- Wei Jiang
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Gehi A, Mangano D, Pipkin S, Browner WS, Whooley MA. Depression and heart rate variability in patients with stable coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 62:661-6. [PMID: 15939843 PMCID: PMC2776662 DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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CONTEXT Depression is associated with low heart rate variability (HRV) in patients following myocardial infarction, suggesting that alterations in the autonomic nervous system may contribute to the adverse cardiac outcomes associated with depression. Whether depression is associated with low HRV in patients with stable coronary heart disease (CHD) is not known. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between major depression and 24-hour HRV in patients with stable CHD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional study of 873 outpatients with stable CHD recruited from outpatient clinics in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Major depression was assessed using the Computerized National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Heart rate variability was measured by 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography. RESULTS A total of 195 participants (22%) had major depression. Overall, we observed no association between depression and HRV as measured by time domain or frequency domain variables. Mean HRV was similar in participants with and without depression (all P values >.10), and participants with depression were no more likely than those without depression to have low HRV (all P values >.10). CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence of an association between depression and HRV in 873 outpatients with stable CHD. These findings raise questions about the potential role of HRV in the association between depression and cardiovascular disease.
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- Anil Gehi
- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Despite the high prevalence of depression and hypertension, the relationship between the two diseases has received little attention. This paper reviews the epidemiological, pathophysiological, and prognostic aspects of this association, as well as its implications for treatment. A Medline search was conducted using the following key words: depression, blood pressure, blood pressure variability, physical morbidity, hypertension, mood, stress, hypertension, antidepressive agents, and genetics, from 1980 to 2004. We found descriptions of increased prevalence of hypertension in depressed patients, increased prevalence of depression in hypertensive patients, association between depressive symptomatology and hypotension, and alteration of the circadian variation of blood pressure in depressed patients. There is considerable evidence suggesting that hyperreactivity of the sympathetic nervous system and genetic influences are the underlying mechanisms in the relationship between depression and hypertension. Depression can negatively affect the course of hypertensive illness. Additionally, the use of antidepressive agents can interfere with blood pressure control of patients with hypertension by inducing changes in blood pressure and orthostatic hypotension.
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- Andréia Zavaloni Scalco
- Psychiatry Institute, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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