Persistent Heart Rate Variability Deficits Among Dementia Patients With History of Excessive Alcohol Use
Our findings indicate that alcohol abuse results in long-term alterations of peripheral nervous system, causing an increase in sympathetic activity and a consequent decrease in parasympathetic activity. We observed that EAU subjects have a diminished ability to vagally mediate heart rate.
Authors
- Sarah Elmi
- Shivani Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3038-4247)
- Marianne T Elegores
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (CA)
- Ontario Tech University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.090072
- Primary Topic
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00