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Clinical and Physiological Effects of an Acute α-1 Adrenergic Agonist and a β-1 Adrenergic Antagonist in Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance

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Stewart, Julian M., Munoz, Jose, Weldon, Amy·2002·Circulation

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Background— Adrenergic agents are commonly used in the treatment of chronic orthostatic intolerance with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). POTS may be associated with increased limb blood flow (“high flow”) and defective orthostatic vasoconstriction or decreased limb blood flow (“low flow”) and potentially with small blood volume. Methods and Results— We investigated the consequences of short-term intravenous administration of an α-1 adrenergic agonist, phenylephrine, and a β-1 adrenergic antagonist, esmolol, in 14 patients with POTS aged 13 to 19 years. Indices of heart rate and blood pressure variability, peripheral blood flow, and arterial resistance were assessed, and the capacitance relation was computed for every subject using venous occlusion plethysmography. Patients were tilted to 35° upright while medicated and while unmedicated, and measurements were repeated. Phenylephrine improved orthostatic tolerance and normalized hemodynamics and indices of heart rate/blood pressure variability while supine and while upright, producing significant peripheral vasoconstriction and venoconstriction (20% capacitance change). Esmolol did not improve orthostatic tolerance or hemodynamics. A subgroup of low-flow POTS patients had exaggerated venoconstriction to phenylephrine (50% capacitance change) but others had no response. Conclusions— Phenylephrine, but not esmolol, improves orthostatic tolerance and hemodynamics in POTS. This lends support to the use of oral α-1 agonists in the treatment of patients with chronic orthostatic intolerance.

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Authors
Stewart, J. M., Munoz, J., & Weldon, A.
Affiliations
New York Medical College (US)
Venue
Circulation
Published
2002-12-03
Volume
106
Issue
23
Pages
2946-2954
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W2112148148
Cited by
71
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL066007, 5R01HL66007)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, orthostatic intolerance, phenylephrine, esmolol, alpha-1 adrenergic agonists, peripheral blood flow, venoconstriction, heart rate variability, blood pressure variability, venous capacitance
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adrenergic alpha-Agonists, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, Adult, Blood Pressure, Chronic Disease, Electrocardiography, Female, Forearm, Humans, Hypotension, Orthostatic, Infusions, Intravenous, Leg, Male, Phenylephrine, Posture, Propanolamines, Regional Blood Flow, Syndrome, Tachycardia, Treatment Outcome, Tilt-Table Test, Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists, Adrenergic beta-1 Receptor Antagonists

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