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Sympathetic activity in major depressive disorder: identifying those at increased cardiac risk?

Barton, David A, Dawood, Tye, Lambert, Elisabeth A, Esler, Murray D, Haikerwal, Deepak, Brenchley, Celia, Socratous, Florentia, Kaye, David M, Schlaich, Markus P, Hickie, Ian, Lambert, Gavin W·2007·Journal of Hypertension
DOI 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32829baae7
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BACKGROUND: Evidence exists linking major depressive disorder (MDD) with clinical cardiovascular events. The importance of the sympathetic nervous system in the generation of cardiac risk in other contexts is established. OBJECTIVE: To examine the importance of the sympathetic nervous system in the generation of cardiac risk in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS: Studies were performed in 39 patients meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) criteria for MDD and in 76 healthy subjects. Treatment for patients consisted of selective serotonin reuptake inhibition (SSRI) for 12 weeks. Whole body and cardiac sympathetic activity were examined using noradrenaline isotope dilution methodology and sympathetic nerve recording techniques. Measurement of the extraction of infused tritiated noradrenaline by the heart, and estimation of cardiac dihydroxyphenylglycol production provided direct quantification of neuronal noradrenaline reuptake. RESULTS: Sympathetic activity, particularly in the heart and for the whole body, in patients with MDD followed a bimodal distribution. Elevated values were observed in patients with co-morbid panic disorder (P = 0.006). Consistent with a defect in noradrenaline reuptake, the cardiac extraction of tritiated noradrenaline (0.80 +/- 0.01 versus 0.56 +/- 0.04%, P < 0.001) and cardiac dihydroxyphenylglycol overflow (109 +/- 8 versus 73 +/- 11, P = 0.01) were reduced in patients with MDD. SSRI therapy abolished the excessive sympathetic activation, with whole body noradrenaline spillover falling from 518 +/- 83 to 290 +/- 41 ng/min (P = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS: We have identified a subset of patients with MDD in whom sympathetic nervous activity is extraordinarily high, including in the sympathetic outflow to the heart. Treatment with an SSRI may reduce sympathetic activity in a manner likely to reduce cardiac risk.

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  1. Meredith, 1991, Evidence of a selective increase in cardiac sympathetic activity in patients with sustained ventricular arrhythmias, N Engl J Med, 325, 618, 10.1056/NEJM199108293250905 · DOI · Paper page

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Authors
Barton, D. A., Dawood, T., Lambert, E. A., Esler, M. D., Haikerwal, D., Brenchley, C., Socratous, F., Kaye, D. M., Schlaich, M. P., Hickie, I., & Lambert, G. W.
Affiliations
  • The Alfred Hospital (AU)
  • Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Lambert, Gavin W
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Hypertension
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2007-10
Volume
25
Issue
10
Pages
2117-2124
ISSN
0263-6352 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/hjh.0b013e32829baae7
OpenAlex
W2011292063
Semantic Scholar
11e1e7e034e6fb95be3ea0d1bee0214d1fc79e11
Cited by
291
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Hypertension (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Monash University
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
major depressive disorder, sympathetic nervous system, heart disease risk, noradrenaline spillover, cardiac sympathetic activity, norepinephrine uptake, dihydroxyphenylglycol, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
MeSH terms
Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Heart, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Norepinephrine, Sympathetic Nervous System, Case-Control Studies, Panic Disorder, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

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