title: Autonomic dysfunction in uremia.
abstract: Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is a common feature in uremia and may have a number of clinical sequelae. Simple cardiovascular reflex screening can be performed in patients during conservative treatment, on periodic dialysis therapy, or after kidney transplantation to diagnose and follow up autonomic function impairment. Other approaches, such as heart-rate variability studies in the frequency domain by power spectral analysis, can provide a more accurate investigation of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Papardo Hospital, Institute of Neurological and Neurosurgical Sciences, University of Messina, Italy. visavica@tim.it
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Savica
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Musolino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Leo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vita
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellinghieri
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018737:Hand Strength; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver