Cardiovascular autonomic tests in diabetic patients with gastroparesis Testes autonômicos cardiovasculares em diabéticos com gastroparesia

The aim of this report was to study the cardiovascular autonomic tests in the evaluation of diabetic patients with gastroparesis. Forty diabetic subjects were divided into two groups: one group with gastroparesis (GP, n=20) and another group paired by age and duration of diabetes without any complai...

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Main Authors: Leila M.B. Araujo, Roy Freeman, Christoferson Broadbridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1997-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1997000200010
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Summary:The aim of this report was to study the cardiovascular autonomic tests in the evaluation of diabetic patients with gastroparesis. Forty diabetic subjects were divided into two groups: one group with gastroparesis (GP, n=20) and another group paired by age and duration of diabetes without any complaint of autonomic neuropathy (DC, n=20) . They were evaluated clinically and submitted to a battery of five cardiovascular autonomic tests. The presence and severity of autonomic neuropathy were defined according to the number of normal cardiovascular tests. Each test had a score: zero ( normal ), one ( borderline ) and two ( abnormal ). The GP group showed a higher abnormal total score in the cardiovascular autonomic test than the group without any complaint (6.6 ± 3.0 vs. 2.7 ± 1.4, p <0.01). These data suggest that diabetic with gastroparesis presents more abnormal cardiovascular autonomic tests than diabetic without autonomic neuropathy and these tests should be included in the evaluation of diabetic patients with gastroparesis.<br>O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a importância dos testes autonômicos na avaliação de pacientes diabéticos com gastroparesia. Foram estudados 40 diabéticos, divididos em dois grupos: um grupo de pacientes com gastroparesia (GP, n = 20) e outro constituído de diabéticos sem qualquer queixa de neuropatia autonomica (DC, n = 20), pareados por idade e duração do diabetes. Eles foram avaliados clinicamente e submetidos a bateria de cinco testes autonômicos. A presença e a seriedade da neuropatia foi definida de acordo com os testes cardiovasculares anormais. Cada teste teve escore: zero(normal), um (limítrofe) e dois (anormal). O grupo GP teve maior escore total de testes cardiovasculares autonômicos do que o grupo DC (6,6 ± 3,0 versus 2,7 ± 1,7 , p < 0,01). Estes dados sugerem que diabéticos com gastroparesia apresentam maior número de testes cardiovasculares anormais do que o grupo controle e estes testes devem ser incluídos na avaliação diagnostica do paciente diabético com gastroparesia.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227