著者
Yoshinobu Nagasawa Sadayoshi Komori Mitsuko Sato Yoshiko Tsuboi Ken Umetani Yuichiro Watanabe Kohji Tamura
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL (ISSN:00471828)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.65, no.7, pp.587-592, 2001 (Released:2001-06-25)
参考文献数
17
被引用文献数
54 59

Hot bathing has been associated with sudden death and so the present study investigated its effects on autonomic activity and hemodynamics in the elderly patient and the healthy young by analyzing heart rate variability (HRV). Subjects were 9 elderly men (mean age, 75 years) and 9 young men (mean age, 27 years), who were immersed up to shoulder level while in a sitting position for 10 min with the bath temperature at 40°C. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were monitored. BP in the young decreased during bathing (p<0.01), whereas in the elderly BP had a maximum value just at the start of immersion (p<0.05) with a slight decline at 4 min after the start of immersion. Although HR in the young increased (p<0.01), in the elderly there was an abrupt increase in HR just at the start of immersion (p<0.05), followed by a decrease in HR. With regard to HRV, the high-frequency (HF) component in the young men was suppressed during immersion (p<0.01), but was unaffected in the elderly. The LF (low frequency)/HF ratio in the elderly decreased at 4 min (p<0.05). In conclusion, hypotensive syncope may cause sudden death by drowning during hot bathing, and is a consequence of the decrease in sympathetic tone that develops approximately 4 min after immersion. (Jpn Circ J 2001; 65: 587 - 592)
著者
Takeo Horikoshi Takamitsu Nakamura Toru Yoshizaki Jun Nakamura Manabu Uematsu Tsuyoshi Kobayashi Yukio Saito Jun-ei Obata Takao Sawanobori Hajime Takano Ken Umetani Tetsuya Asakawa Akira Sato
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-23-0733, (Released:2023-12-15)
参考文献数
22

Background: Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) carries a poor prognosis, and accurately prognostication has significant clinical importance. In this study, we analyzed the predictive value of the CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and R2-CHADS2scores for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with NSTEMI using data from a prospective multicenter registry.Methods and Results: The registry included 440 consecutive patients with NSTEMI and coronary artery disease who underwent successful PCI. Patients were clinically followed for up to 3 years or until the occurrence of MACE. MACE was defined as a composite of all-cause death and nonfatal MI. During the follow-up period, 55 patients (12.5%) experienced MACE. Risk analysis of MACE occurrence, adjusted for the multivariable model, demonstrated a significant increase in risk with higher CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and R2-CHADS2scores. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a higher incidence of MACE in patients with higher CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and R2-CHADS2scores, both in the short- and long-term periods.Conclusions: Patients with NSTEMI and higher CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and R2-CHADS2scores displayed a greater incidence of MACE.