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Title: Identification of the optimum vagal manoeuvre technique for maximising vagal tone.
Austin Authors: Smith, Gavin;Broek, Alicia;Taylor, David McD ;Morgans, Amee;Cameron, Peter A
Affiliation: Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Monash University, Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
Ambulance Victoria, Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Alfred Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 5-Jun-2014
Publication information: Emergency Medicine Journal : Emj 2014; 32(1): 51-4
Abstract: This study sought to determine the most effective technique for Valsalva Manoeuvre (VM) and Human Dive Reflex Manoeuvre (HDR) generation of vagal tone.We conducted a repeated-measures trial of healthy adult volunteers from a university campus, aged 18-56 years, in sinus rhythm. Participants were randomised to VM (in supine or Trendelenberg postures) and HDR (supine or sitting postures) sequentially. Participants performed three trials of each technique, in random order, with a continuous ECG recording. Single-blinded analysis of ECG data was conducted. Mean differences between premanoeuvre and postmanoeuvre R-R intervals and heart rates were calculated for each posture within and between vagal manoeuvres.Seventy-two participants were enrolled. The difference between VM (supine) and VM (Trendelenberg) was not significant at 0.008 s (-0.023 to 0.038). The difference in mean R-R intervals for HDR (supine) was greater than HDR (sitting) 0.062 (0.031 to 0.093), although this significance was not reflected in a heart-rate change of -0.87 (-3.00 to 1.26). VM supine generated greatest overall mean R-R interval difference, while HDR (sitting) provided the smallest change in R-R interval. The VM (supine) provided a significant maximum effectiveness over the HDR (supine) of 0.102 s (0.071 to 0.132).This study demonstrates that VM (supine) generates the greatest vagal tone producing the largest transient heart rate decrease in healthy volunteers. No advantage was identified in Trendelenberg posturing for the VM in this study. These results may assist in the standardisation of vagal manoeuvre technique for the range of therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
Gov't Doc #: 24902881
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/12247
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-203299
Journal: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24902881
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Cardiac Care, Diagnosis
Cardiac Care, Treatment
Research, Clinical
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