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  • The study aimed to assess autonomic nervous function in patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS) by comparing deceleration capacity (DC) and acceleration capacity (AC) between VVS patients and healthy controls.
  • Significant differences were found, with VVS patients showing higher DC and lower AC values, as well as increased heart rate variability.
  • DC and AC were recognized as independent predictors for syncope, suggesting that these measures could serve as useful indicators for evaluating cardiac autonomic dysfunction in clinical settings.

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Background: Deceleration capacity (DC) and acceleration capacity (AC) are used to characterize autonomic regulation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the autonomic nervous function in patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS) and to evaluate the diagnostic value of DC and AC for VVS.

Methods: A total of 94 consecutive patients with VVS [51.0 (38.0-60.0) years; 48 males] and 76 healthy subjects [53.0 (44.3-62.8) years; 46 males] were recruited as controls. The study compared DC, AC, and heart rate variability (HRV) in 24-h ECG, echocardiogram, and biochemical examinations between the two groups.

Results: DC was significantly higher (9.3 ± 2.1 vs. 7.4 ± 1.4 ms,  < .001) and AC was lower (-9.3 ± 2.1 vs. -7.3 ± 1.3 ms,  < .001) in the syncope group compared to the control group. HRV indicators were higher in the syncope group. In multivariable analyses, DC [odds ratio = 1.746 (95% CI, 1.389-2.195);  < .001], AC [odds ratio = 0.553 (95% CI, 0.435-0.702);  < .001] were independently associated with syncope. Mean HR was associated with syncope only in patients <60 years of age. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves showed areas under curve (AUC) of DC/AC for predicting syncope are 0.755/0.765 with sensitivity of 56.4%/60.6% and specificity of 93.4%/88.2%.

Conclusion: Patients with VVS exhibit higher DC and lower AC. Both DC and AC are independently correlated with syncope. A DC value >9.0 ms and an AC value -9.0 ms could potentially be valuable indicators for monitoring cardiac autonomic nervous dysfunction.

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