Why the study?
Is impaired autonomic function associated with increased mortality in subjects with diabetes, hypertension, or a history of cardiovascular disease?
Is impaired autonomic function associated with increased mortality in subjects with diabetes, hypertension, or a history of cardiovascular disease?
Cardiac autonomic dysfunction is associated with increased mortality, particularly in high-risk patients with diabetes, hypertension, or prior cardiovascular disease.
May support risk stratification in diabetes, hypertension, or prior CVD; leaves open whether targeting autonomic function improves outcomes.
Impaired autonomic function is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Moreover, the results of the present study suggest that cardiac autonomic dysfunction in patients already at risk (diabetes, hypertension, or history of cardiovascular disease) may be especially hazardous.
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Gerritsen et al. (2001) studied this question.
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