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What do we know about the role of menopause in cardiovascular autonomic regulation in hypertensive women?

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Philbois, Stella V. ; Facioli, Tabata P. ; De Lucca, Izabella ; Veiga, Ana C. ; Chinellato, Naiara ; Simoes, Marcus V. ; Tank, Jens ; Souza, Hugo C. D.
Número total de Autores: 8
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY; v. 31, n. 5, p. 7-pg., 2024-05-01.
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Objective: We investigated the systemic arterial hypertension effects on cardiovascular autonomic modulation and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) in women with or without preserved ovarian function. Methods: A total of 120 women were allocated into two groups: middle-aged premenopausal women (42 +/- 3 y old; n = 60) and postmenopausal women (57 +/- 4 y old; n = 60). Each group was also divided into two smaller groups (n = 30): normotensive and hypertensive. We evaluated hemodynamic and anthropometric parameters, cardiorespiratory fitness, BRS, heart rate variability (HRV), and blood pressure variability. The effects of hypertension and menopause were assessed using a two-way analysis of variance. Post hoc comparisons were performed using the Student-Newman-Keuls test. Results: Comparing premenopausal groups, women with systemic arterial hypertension showed lower BRS (9.1 +/- 4.4 vs 13.4 +/- 4.2 ms/mm Hg, P < 0.001) and HRV total variance (1,451 +/- 955 vs 2,483 +/- 1,959 ms(2), P = 0.005) values than normotensive; however, the vagal predominance still remained. On the other hand, both postmenopausal groups showed an expressive reduction in BRS (8.3 +/- 4.2 vs 11.3 +/- 4.8 ms/mm Hg, P < 0.001) and HRV characterized by sympathetic modulation predominance (low-frequency oscillations; 56% +/- 17 vs 44% +/- 17, P < 0.001), in addition to a significant increase in blood pressure variability variance (28.4 +/- 14.9 vs 22.4 +/- 12.5 mm Hg-2, P = 0.015) compared with premenopausal groups. Comparing both postmenopausal groups, the hypertensive group had significantly lower values of HRV total variance (635 +/- 449 vs 2,053 +/- 1,720 ms(2), P < 0.001) and BRS (5.3 +/- 2.8 vs 11.3 +/- 3.2 ms/mm Hg) than the normotensive. Conclusions: Hypertensive middle-aged premenopausal women present HRV autonomic modulation impairment, but they still maintain a vagal predominance. After menopause, even normotensive women show sympathetic autonomic predominance, which may also be associated with aging. Furthermore, postmenopausal women with hypertension present even worse cardiac autonomic modulation. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 18/17892-5 - Estudo dos parâmetros cardiovasculares em mulheres hipertensas, antes e após a menopausa - efeitos da associação do treinamento físico aeróbio com maleato de enalapril e losartan
Beneficiário:Stella Vieira Philbois Duarte
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 18/08569-6 - Estudo da associação do treinamento físico aeróbio com maleato de enalapril e losartan sobre diferentes parâmetros cardiovasculares em mulheres hipertensas, antes e após a menopausa
Beneficiário:Hugo Celso Dutra de Souza
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular