[Diabetes mellitus in autonomic neuropathy of the heart]

(Diabetes mellitus bei autonomer Neuropathie des Herzens.)

Full Abstract

In 48 patients suffering from diabetes I and diabetes II cardiovascular reflexes were tested in order to detect autonomic nervous system lesions of the heart. We measured the beat to beat variation in heart rate during deep breathing and the response of heart rate to change in posture (30:15 ratio). These tests were performed to prove the parasympathic function. To detect sympathic lesions the blood pressure changes were observed as response to change in posture (Schellong-Test). The patients under investigation showed a high prevalence of autonomic dysfunction depending on duration of diabetes and manifestations of other diabetic lesions. More often and earlier destructions of the parasympathic system were observed. Autonomic nervous lesions were correlated to the peripheral neuropathy. The diabetic polyneuropathy is a common complication of long term diabetes mellitus.

Author information

Author/s: Türk, H (H);

Affiliation: I. Medizinische Abteilung, Landeskrankenhaus, Klagenfurt.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) (Wien Med Wochenschr), published in AUSTRIA. (Language: ger)

Reference: 1991-; vol 141 (issue 3) : pp 60-2

Dates: Created 1991/07/31; Completed 1991/07/31; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 2058152, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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