Cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN) is one of the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus which can involve one or more organ systems. DAN without apparent symptoms is more often in childhood and adolescence. While heart rate varia...
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| author | Ciljakova M Vojtkova J Durdik P Turcan T Petrikova M Michnova Z Banovcin P |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN) is one of the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus which can involve one or more organ systems. DAN without apparent symptoms is more often in childhood and adolescence. While heart rate variability (HRV) and Ewing's battery of cardiovascular tests are regarded as a gold standard for the diagnosis of DAN, the examination of cough reflex sensitivity (CRS) is another possibility. The aim of this study was to compare HRV and CRS in children with diabetes mellitus.</p> <p>Materials and methods</p> <p>Sixty one patients (37 girls, 24 boys) aged 15-19 suffering from diabetes mellitus type 1 completed the study. Based on HRV, patients were divided into 2 groups - with DAN (n = 25) and without DAN (n = 32), 4 patients were excluded because of ambiguous results. CRS was studied in each patient by inhalation of gradually increasing concentration of capsaicin.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Subjects with DAN required a significantly higher concentration of capsaicin needed to evoke 2 coughs (median 625 μmol/l, IQR 68.4-625.0 μmol/l vs. median 29.3 μmol/l, IQR 9.8-156.3 μmol/l, P < 0.001) and 5 coughs (median 2500.0 μmol/l, IQR 1250.0-2500.0 μmol/l vs. median 312.5 μmol/l, IQR 117.2-625.0 μmol/l, P < 0.001) compared with those without DAN. Moreover, a strong negative correlation between HRV and CRS was established.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Diabetes mellitus lowers the cough response. Cough reflex sensitivity appears to be another sensitive method for the evaluation of DAN in diabetes.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9f39b9c0a8c40a08ba05b8535e52c6a2022-12-21T18:26:59ZengBMCEuropean Journal of Medical Research2047-783X2009-12-0114Suppl 4454810.1186/2047-783X-14-S4-45Cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathyCiljakova MVojtkova JDurdik PTurcan TPetrikova MMichnova ZBanovcin P<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN) is one of the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus which can involve one or more organ systems. DAN without apparent symptoms is more often in childhood and adolescence. While heart rate variability (HRV) and Ewing's battery of cardiovascular tests are regarded as a gold standard for the diagnosis of DAN, the examination of cough reflex sensitivity (CRS) is another possibility. The aim of this study was to compare HRV and CRS in children with diabetes mellitus.</p> <p>Materials and methods</p> <p>Sixty one patients (37 girls, 24 boys) aged 15-19 suffering from diabetes mellitus type 1 completed the study. Based on HRV, patients were divided into 2 groups - with DAN (n = 25) and without DAN (n = 32), 4 patients were excluded because of ambiguous results. CRS was studied in each patient by inhalation of gradually increasing concentration of capsaicin.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Subjects with DAN required a significantly higher concentration of capsaicin needed to evoke 2 coughs (median 625 μmol/l, IQR 68.4-625.0 μmol/l vs. median 29.3 μmol/l, IQR 9.8-156.3 μmol/l, P < 0.001) and 5 coughs (median 2500.0 μmol/l, IQR 1250.0-2500.0 μmol/l vs. median 312.5 μmol/l, IQR 117.2-625.0 μmol/l, P < 0.001) compared with those without DAN. Moreover, a strong negative correlation between HRV and CRS was established.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Diabetes mellitus lowers the cough response. Cough reflex sensitivity appears to be another sensitive method for the evaluation of DAN in diabetes.</p>http://www.eurjmedres.com/content/14/S4/45diabetic autonomic neuropathyheart rate variabilitycough reflex sensitivity |
| spellingShingle | Ciljakova M Vojtkova J Durdik P Turcan T Petrikova M Michnova Z Banovcin P Cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathy European Journal of Medical Research diabetic autonomic neuropathy heart rate variability cough reflex sensitivity |
| title | Cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathy |
| title_full | Cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathy |
| title_fullStr | Cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathy |
| title_short | Cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathy |
| title_sort | cough reflex sensitivity in adolescents with diabetic autonomic neuropathy |
| topic | diabetic autonomic neuropathy heart rate variability cough reflex sensitivity |
| url | http://www.eurjmedres.com/content/14/S4/45 |
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