title: Spectral analysis of hemodynamics during infusions of epinephrine and norepinephrine in men.
abstract: Spectral analysis of fluctuations in heart rate (HR) and arterial blood pressure (BP) during a 6-h infusion of epinephrine (15 ng.kg-1.min-1) or norepinephrine (30 ng.kg-1.min-1) in 10 normotensive males was used to analyze effects of peripheral sympathetic nervous system activity and adrenal medullary discharge on cardiovascular variability. Power spectra were calculated for each 5-min period for HR, systolic BP, and diastolic BP to yield power values for three frequency bands: low (0.02-0.06 Hz), mid (0.07-0.14 Hz), and high (0.15-0.40 Hz). Infusion of epinephrine and norepinephrine induced plasma concentrations of epinephrine and norepinephrine, respectively, within the high physiological range. Spectral analysis showed that low-frequency fluctuations of BP during infusions of epinephrine and midfrequency fluctuations of BP during infusion of norepinephrine changed in opposite directions. These fluctuations may represent different components of short-term cardiovascular control mechanisms during situations that mimic increased sympathoadrenal activity. No changes were observed in HR fluctuations or high-frequency fluctuations of BP after either catecholamine. Our data imply that changes in concentrations of circulating catecholamines cannot be unequivocally labeled as indexes of an altered sympathoadrenal involvement in short-term cardiovascular control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Tulen
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Man in 't Veld
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Van Roon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moleman
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Van Steenis
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Blankestijn
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boomsma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D017704:Baroreflex / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000187:drug effects; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine