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. 2024 Feb;38(1):177-185.
doi: 10.1007/s10877-023-01043-z. Epub 2023 Jun 19.

Predictor role of heart rate variability in subarachnoid hemorrhage: A systematic review

Sanket Agrawal #  1 , Kristof Nijs #  1 , Sudhakar Subramaniam  2 , Marina Englesakis  3 , Lashmi Venkatraghavan  1 , Tumul Chowdhury  4   5
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Predictor role of heart rate variability in subarachnoid hemorrhage: A systematic review

Sanket Agrawal et al. J Clin Monit Comput. 2024 Feb.

Abstract

Background- Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is one of the most devastating diseases with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive method of monitoring various components of the autonomic nervous system activity that can be utilized to delineate autonomic dysfunctions associated with various physiological and pathological conditions. The reliability of HRV as a predictor of clinical outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is not yet well investigated in literature. Methods- A systematic review and in depth analysis of 10 articles on early HRV changes in SAH patients was performed. Results- This systematic review demonstrates a correlation between early changes in HRV indices (time and frequency domain) and the development of neuro-cardiogenic complications and poor neurologic outcome in patients with SAH. Conclusions- A correlation between absolute values or changes of the LF/HF ratio and neurologic and cardiovascular complications was found in multiple studies. Because of significant limitations of included studies, a large prospective study with proper handling of confounders is needed to generate high-quality recommendations regarding HRV as a predictor of post SAH complications and poor neurologic outcome.

Keywords: Autonomic dysfunction; Complications; Heart rate variability; Predictor; Subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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