Electrocardiographic abnormalities, cardiac injury, and autonomic nervous function were investigated in patients with acute-phase subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) (42 patients with SAH related to ruptured aneurysm and 42 control subjects). Electrocardiogram and Holter electrocardiogram for spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) were recorded. Concentrations of cardiogenic enzymes (ie, creatine kinase-myocardial fraction [CK-MB], myosin light chain I, and troponin T), plasma concentrations of catecholamine (ie, noradrenaline, adrenaline, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-phenylethylene glycol [MHPG]) and HRV were compared in the acute and chronic phase of SAH, and with the values in the controls subjects. As previously reported, patients with acute SAH exhibited electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and increased concentrations of both cardiogenic enzymes and plasma catecholamines, suggesting that acceleration of sympathetic activity is involved. However, HRV analysis showed enhanced parasympathetic activity, probably associated with increased intracranial pressure after the onset of SAH, which may be explained by accentuated antagonism, negative feedback of noradrenaline to the center, and reduction of sympathetic activity after reaching a peak level. The results suggest that not only sympathetic activity but also vagal activity is enhanced during the acute phase of SAH, thus contributing to the ECG abnormalities and the onset of cardiac injury.

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