BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) seems to play an important role in the post-stroke immunosuppression syndrome with increased susceptibility to infections. The aim of this study was to investigate if ANS activity measured at admission is associated with post-stroke infections. METHODS: We prospectively analyzed patients with acute ischemic stroke. ANS was measured using the cross-correlational baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) at admission. The occurrence and cause of in-hospital infections was assessed based on the clinical and laboratory examination. Demographic and clinical variables including initial stroke severity, dysphagia, procedures as nasogastric tubes, central venous and urinary catheters and mechanical ventilation were included in the analysis. RESULTS: We included 161 patients with ischemic stroke, of those 49 (30.4%) developed a nosocomial infection during the first 7 days of hospital stay. Patients with infections had significantly lower BRS (median 3 vs 5 ms/mmHg, p < .001) higher initial NIHSS (median 15 vs 5, p < .001), had more often non-lacunar etiology and underwent more invasive procedures. In the multivariable regression model decreased BRS (adjusted OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.03-1.41, p = .02), admission NIHSS (adjusted OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.02-1.19, p = .02) and invasive procedures (adjusted OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.03-2.06, p = .03) were independently associated with infection after ischemic stroke. CONCLUSIONS: Decreased BRS was independently associated with infections after ischemic stroke. Autonomic shift may play an important role in increased susceptibility to infections after stroke. The possible diagnostic and therapeutic relevance of this finding deserves further research.

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• baroreflex fyziologie   MeSH
• cévní mozková příhoda diagnóza   patofyziologie   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• infekce spojené se zdravotní péčí diagnóza   patofyziologie   MeSH
• ischemie mozku diagnóza   patofyziologie   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

PURPOSE: Autonomic imbalance as measured by heart rate variability (HRV) has been associated with poor outcome after stroke. Observations on HRV changes in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are scarce. Here, we aimed to investigate HRV in ICH as compared to a control group and to explore associations with stroke severity, hemorrhage volume and outcome after ICH. METHODS: We examined the autonomic modulation using frequency domain analysis of HRV during the acute phase of the ICH and in a healthy age- and hypertension-matched control group. Hematoma volume, intraventricular extension, initial stroke severity and baseline demographic, clinical parameters as well as mortality and functional outcome were included in the analysis. RESULTS: 47 patients with ICH and 47 age- and hypertension matched controls were analyzed. ICH patients showed significantly lower total high frequency band (HF) and low frequency band (LF) powers (p = 0.01, p < 0.001), higher normalized HF power (p = 0.03), and lower LF/HF ratio (p < 0.001) as compared to the controls. Autonomic parameters showed associations with stroke severity (p = 0.004) and intraventricular involvement (p = 0.01) and predicted poor outcome independently (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Autonomic changes seems to be present in acute ICH and are associated with poor outcome independently. This may have future monitoring and therapeutic implications.

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• autonomní nervový systém patofyziologie   MeSH
• cerebrální krvácení diagnóza   patofyziologie   MeSH
• cévní mozková příhoda patofyziologie   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• prognóza MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• srdeční frekvence fyziologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH