Plasma norepinephrine in Chagas' cardioneuromyopathy: a marker of progressive dysautonomia

American Heart Journal
D IosaH Palmero

Abstract

Chronic Chagas' disease produces pathologic changes of the cardiovascular, digestive, and autonomic nervous systems. In an attempt to elucidate the nature of the dysautonomia in patients with Chagas' disease, we measured plasma norepinephrine levels, blood pressure, and heart rate, both supine and standing in 26 patients, and compared these values of patients classified according to three clinical subsets of cardiovascular manifestations with the values of nine normal volunteers and 16 patients with nonchagasic heart failure. Results suggested (1) progressive blockade of the alpha receptor in patients with Chagas' disease who have minimal clinical symptoms (group I) and in those who have ECG alterations without congestive symptoms (group II), as reflected by normal or raised plasma norepinephrine levels without change of diastolic blood pressure during standing, which indicates absent postural reflexes; and (2) blockade associated with partial denervation in patients with Chagas' disease who have class III or IV heart failure (group III), as suggested by a lower supine plasma norepinephrine level and a fall in diastolic blood pressure in the upright position. The findings of reduced plasma norepinephrine levels are in contrast ...Continue Reading

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