January 1, 1998Medical Principles and PracticeOpen Access

Recent Advances in Autonomic Function Tests of the Cardiovascular System in Children

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Population

Children and adolescents

Design

Review

Authors

HTHidetaka TanakaOsaka Nishi Clinic HTHiroshi TamaiLinköping University

Discussion

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Implication

Supports combined autonomic testing in pediatric cardiology; leaves open optimal protocols pending prospective validation for age and race.

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Population

Children and adolescents

Intervention

Autonomic function tests (including power spectral analysis of heart rate variation, beat-to-beat blood pressure analysis, skin blood flow by laser Doppler, sudorometry, direct measurement of sympathetic nervous discharge, orthostatic maneuvers, and pharmacological methods)

This review highlights the potential and methodological limits of various noninvasive autonomic function tests in pediatric cardiology, emphasizing the need for combined testing approaches.

Limitations

Few studies reported in children and adolescents
A single test cannot identify impaired autonomic functions

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Tanaka et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7565f9e2936089dd033d1d https://doi.org/10.1159/000026038

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Implication

Supports combined autonomic testing in pediatric cardiology; leaves open optimal protocols pending prospective validation for age and race.

Recent Advances in Autonomic Function Tests of the Cardiovascular System in Children

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

Recent Advances in Autonomic Function Tests of the Cardiovascular System in Children

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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