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ToolsParkes, Michael J., Sheppard, James P., Barker, Thomas, Ranasinghe, Aaron M., Senanayake, Eshan, Clutton-Brock, Thomas H. and Frenneaux, Michael P. (2020) Hypocapnia alone fails to provoke important electrocardiogram changes in coronary artery diseased patients. Frontiers in Physiology, 10. ISSN 1664-042X
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Abstract
Background: There is still an urgent clinical need to develop non-invasive diagnostic tests for early ischemic heart disease because, once angina occurs, it is too late. Hypocapnia has long been known to cause coronary artery vasoconstriction. Some new cardiology tests are accompanied by the claim that they must have potential diagnostic value if hypocapnia enhances their cardiac effects in healthy subjects. But no previous study has tested whether hypocapnia produces bigger cardiac effects in patients with angina than in healthy subjects. Methods: Severe hypocapnia (a PetCO2 level of 20 mmHg) lasting >15 min was mechanically induced by facemask, while conscious and unmedicated, in 18 healthy subjects and in 10 patients with angina and angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease, awaiting by-pass surgery. Each participant was their own control in normocapnia (where CO2 was added to the inspirate) and the order of normocapnia and hypocapnia was randomized. Twelve lead electrocardiograms (ECG) were recorded and automated measurements were made on all ECG waveforms averaged over >120 beats. 2D echocardiography was also performed on healthy subjects. Results: In the 18 healthy subjects, we confirm that severe hypocapnia (a mean PetCO2 of 20 ± 0 mmHg, P < 0.0001) consistently increased the mean T wave amplitude in leads V1–V3, but by only 31% (P < 0.01), 15% (P < 0.001) and 11% (P < 0.05), respectively. Hypocapnia produced no other significant effects (p > 0.05) on their electro- or echocardiogram. All 10 angina patients tolerated the mechanical hyperventilation well, with minimal discomfort. Hypocpania caused a similar increase in V1 (by 39%, P < 0.05 vs. baseline, but P > 0.05 vs. healthy controls) and did not induce angina. Its effects were no greater in patients who did not take β-blockers, or did not take organic nitrates, or had the worst Canadian Cardiovascular Society scores. Conclusion: Non-invasive mechanical hyperventilation while awake and unmedicated is safe and acceptable, even to patients with angina. Using it to produce severe and prolonged hypocapnia alone does produce significant ECG changes in angina patients. But its potential diagnostic value for identifying patients with coronary stenosis requires further evaluation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | angina,calcium,coronary artery vasoconstriction,electrocardiogram,hypocapnia,mechanical hyperventilation,heart-association electrocardiography,hypoxemia test,myocardial oxygenation,of-cardiology foundation,t-wave changes,scientific statement,arrhythmias committee,clinical cardiology,hrs recommendations,sinus arrhythmia,physiology (medical),physiology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2737 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2020 06:21 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2024 14:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74218 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fphys.2019.01515 |
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