• Clin. Auton. Res. · Feb 2009

    Effect of hypotensive challenge on systemic hemodynamics and cerebral blood flow in persons with tetraplegia.

    • John P Handrakis, Ronald E DeMeersman, Dwindally Rosado-Rivera, Michael F LaFountaine, Ann M Spungen, William A Bauman, and Jill M Wecht.
    • Center of Excellence for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, USA. john.handrakis@va.gov
    • Clin. Auton. Res. 2009 Feb 1;19(1):39-45.

    IntroductionIndividuals with tetraplegia have impaired central control of sympathetic vascular modulation and blood pressure (BP); how this impairment affects cerebral blood flow (CBF) is unclear.ObjectivesTo determine if persons with tetraplegia maintain CBF similarly to able-bodied controls after a hypotensive challenge.MethodsSeven individuals with chronic tetraplegia and seven age-matched, non-SCI control subjects underwent a hypotensive challenge consisting of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition (1.25 mg enalaprilat) and 45 degrees head-up tilt (HUT). Heart rate (HR), low frequency systolic BP variability (LFsbp), brachial mean arterial pressure (MAP) and middle cerebral artery CBF were measured before and after the challenge. Group differences for the baseline (BL) to post-challenge response were determined by repeated measures ANOVA.ResultsHR did not differ between the groups in response to the hypotensive challenge. LFsbp response was significantly reduced in the tetra compared to the control group (-38 +/- 51 vs. 72 +/- 93%, respectively). MAP did not differ between the groups at BL but was significantly lower in the tetra compared to the control group post-challenge (55 +/- 13 vs. 71 +/- 9 mmHg, respectively); the percent change in MAP was significantly greater in the tetra than in the control group (-29 +/- 14.1 vs. -13 +/- 9%, respectively). However, CBF did not differ between the groups at baseline or post-challenge; the percent change in CBF post-challenge was not different between the tetra and control groups (-29 +/- 13.2 vs. -23 +/- 10.3%, respectively).InterpretationDespite impaired sympathetic vasomotor and BP control, CBF in persons with tetraplegia was comparable to that of control subjects during a hypotensive challenge.

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