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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Analysis of Heart-Rate Variability during Angioedema Attacks in Patients with Hereditary C1-Inhibitor Deficiency.

Francesca Perego, Beatrice De Maria, Maria Bova, Angelica Petraroli, Azzurra Marcelli Cesoni, Valeria De Grazia, Lorenza Chiara Zingale, Alberto Porta, Giuseppe Spadaro, Laura Adelaide Dalla Vecchia

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Francesca PeregoDepartment of Medicine, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 20138 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3973-6931
Beatrice De MariaBioengineering Laboratory, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 20138 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5360-3137
Maria BovaDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences and Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), University of Naples "Federico II", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7655-0696
Angelica PetraroliDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences and Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), University of Naples "Federico II", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5700-7164
Azzurra Marcelli CesoniDepartment of Medicine, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 20138 Milan, Italy.
Valeria De GraziaDepartment of Medicine, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 20138 Milan, Italy.
Lorenza Chiara ZingaleDepartment of Medicine, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 20138 Milan, Italy.
Alberto PortaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6720-9824
Giuseppe SpadaroDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences and Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), University of Naples "Federico II", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Laura Adelaide Dalla VecchiaDepartment of Medicine, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 20138 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6516-0959
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

C1-inhibitor hereditary angioedema (C1-INH-HAE) is a rare disease characterized by self-limiting edema associated with localized vasodilation due to increased levels of circulating bradykinin. C1-INH-HAE directly influences patients' everyday lives, as attacks are unpredictable in frequency, severity, and the involved anatomical site. The autonomic nervous system could be involved in remission. The cardiac autonomic profile has not yet been evaluated during the attack or prodromal phases. In this study, a multiday continuous electrocardiogram was obtained in four C1-INH-HAE patients until attack occurrence. Power spectral heart rate variability (HRV) indices were computed over the 4 h preceding the attack and during the first 4 h of the attack in three patients. Increased vagal modulation of the sinus node was detected in the prodromal phase. This finding may reflect localized vasodilation mediated by the release of bradykinin. HRV analysis may furnish early markers of an impending angioedema attack, thereby helping to identify patients at higher risk of attack recurrence. In this perspective, it could assist in the timing, titration, and optimization of prophylactic therapy, and thus improve patients' quality of life.

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AngioedemaAngioedemas, HereditaryBradykininHeart RateHumansQuality of LifeBradykininautonomic nervous systemburden of diseaseC1-inhibitor hereditary angioedemacardiac neural controlheart rate variabilitymultiday ECG monitoringquality of lifespectral analysis

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