Publications by authors named "Zita Kreska"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the immediate impact of physical vascular therapy (PVT) on the autonomic nervous system using heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate asymmetry (HRA) analysis in patients with coronary heart disease.
- A total of 48 patients participated, with half receiving actual PVT and the other half undergoing sham treatment, while their heart activity was monitored before, during, and after the therapy.
- Results showed that PVT notably improved certain HRV indices, indicating a positive autonomic response, whereas the sham treatment did not yield significant changes, highlighting the sensitivity of HRA in measuring these effects.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to explore how a single carbon dioxide (CO) treatment affects arterial stiffness by measuring aortic pulse-wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIXao), which indicate stiffness levels.
- - Measurements were taken from 31 patients before CO treatment and at 1, 4, and 8 hours after to assess changes in arterial stiffness.
- - Results showed that while PWV did not change significantly, AIXao decreased at 1 and 4 hours post-treatment but increased again at 8 hours, suggesting CO treatment may temporarily reduce resistance in blood vessels and activate vasodilation pathways.
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of carbon-dioxide treatment on heart rate variability (HRV) parameters: mean RR interval (RRI), standard deviation of RR intervals (SDNN), root mean square of successive RR differences (RMSSD); and Porta and Guzik indices, as measures of heart rate asymmetry.
Materials And Methods: Twenty patients were enrolled (mean±SD, age=59±7.8 years).
Aim: To study the effect of carbon dioxide (CO) therapy on the nitric oxide (NO) pathway by monitoring plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) concentrations.
Patients And Methods: Forty-seven hypertensive patients who underwent transcutaneous CO therapy were enrolled. Thirty healthy individuals were recruited for the control group.