Heart rate variability and fatigue in MS: two parallel pathways representing disseminated inflammatory processes?

G Garis, M Haupts, T Duning, H Hildebrandt - Neurological Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Background Fatigue is a disabling symptom of multiple sclerosis. Its biological causes are
still poorly understood. Several years ago, we proposed that fatigue might be the subjective …

Effect of COVID-19 home confinement on sleep monitorization and cardiac autonomic function in people with multiple sclerosis: A prospective cohort study✰,✰✰

L Andreu-Caravaca, D Ramos-Campo… - Physiology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Low sleep quality, cardiac autonomic dysfunction and poor quality of life are
some of the most prevalent symptoms in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In addition to …

[HTML][HTML] Allostatic load index in patients with multiple sclerosis: a case-control study

M Waliszewska-Prosół, M Nowakowska-Kotas… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Elevated allostatic load (AL) index is a cumulative measure of biological dysregulations
associated with stress exposure. It has been reported that stress plays an important role in …

Biopsychosocial response to the COVID-19 lockdown in people with major depressive disorder and multiple sclerosis

S Siddi, I Giné-Vázquez, R Bailon, F Matcham… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Changes in lifestyle, finances and work status during COVID-19 lockdowns
may have led to biopsychosocial changes in people with pre-existing vulnerabilities such as …

Continuous monitoring with wearables in multiple sclerosis reveals an association of cardiac autonomic dysfunction with disease severity

M Hilty, P Oldrati, L Barrios, T Müller… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is common in multiple sclerosis
patients, and probably present years before diagnosis, but its role in the disease is poorly …

Cardiac autonomic modulation is different in terms of clinical variant of multiple sclerosis

M Zawadka-Kunikowska, Ł Rzepiński… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study evaluates whether the cardiac autonomic response to head-up tilt test (HUTT)
differs between patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and those with …

[HTML][HTML] Heart Rate Variability (HRV) serves as an objective correlate of distress and symptom burden in multiple sclerosis

G Pilloni, P Best, I Kister, L Charvet - International Journal of Clinical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is frequently seen in people
living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Heart rate variability (HRV) is an easy and objective index …

Autonomic response to walk tests is useful for assessing outcome measures in people with multiple sclerosis

S Kontaxis, E Laporta, E Garcia, AI Guerrero… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between changes in the
autonomic control of cardiorespiratory system induced by walk tests and outcome measures …

Fibromyalgia and Sedentarism: Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

CD Quero-Calero, E Otero, O Abellán-Aynés… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease that causes widespread pain throughout the body, as well
as fatigue and a variety of other accompanying symptoms. Physical activity is one of the …

Evidence-based clinical utility of heart rate variability across populations, including Long COVID

K Steere - Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Heart rate variability (HRV) has been used for decades as a tool for measuring
systemic health through the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The purpose of this paper …