The effects of midazolam and ephedrine on post-exercise autonomic chronotropic control of the heart in normal subjects

Clinical Autonomic Research : Official Journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society
A LindqvistC Strömberg

Abstract

Benzodiazepines may induce hypotension by inhibiting the pressor response. Ephedrine has adrenergic effects on the circulation. After exercise, changes in cardiovascular control impair orthostatic tolerance. The impaired pressure response can be compensated for by chronotropic control of the heart. We studied the effect of midazolam and ephedrine on post-exercise cardiac autonomic chronotropic control in six 21-year-old female volunteers, who received single doses of 15 mg midazolam, 50 mg ephedrine, or placebo orally according to a placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover design. After exercise, the subjects assumed the supine position for rest, then a -10 degrees head-down position followed by a 70 degrees head-up position. Power spectral analysis of heart rate variability for 7 min and steady-state brachial arterial blood pressure were measured in each position. After administration of midazolam, three subjects had an abnormal fall in their arterial blood pressure (with one presyncope) as a response to head-up tilt. Changes in heart rate variability exceeded those seen during placebo treatment (p < 0.01) and involved oscillations, suggesting activation of both sympathetic and parasympathetic dynamics. After ephedrine admi...Continue Reading

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