NCT00700466

Intravenous Beta-blockade for Improvement of Autonomic Activity

Beta-adrenoceptor Blockade Prior to Induction of Anesthesia for Improvement of Depressed Autonomic Regulation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Chronic beta-adrenoceptor blockade is known to improve outcome of high risk patients whereas amelioration of autonomic activity was demonstrated to be a major cause of outcome improvement. Therefore, perioperative beta-adrenoceptor blockade is recommended in patients with Revised Cardiac Risk Index score of three or greater. The investigators hypothesise that preoperative intravenous beta-adrenoceptor blockade for treatment of hypertension and/or tachycardia improves autonomic activity reflected by increase of Total Power of Heart Rate Variability. Material and Methods: After IRB approval 20 patients scheduled for elective cardiac surgery were included into the study. Routine medication was continued throughout the study as recommended by the guidelines. HRV (TP and Low to High Frequency ratio (LF/HF) reflecting sympathetic to parasympathetic balance) was analysed prior to induction of general anesthesia and beta-adrenoceptor blockade in all patients (Baseline). Patients were assigned by their baseline hemodynamics. Patients with hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \> 90mmHg) or tachycardia (heart rate \> 80bpm) were assigned to group BETA-BLOCK. In this group metoprolol-boli (2mg) were administered intravenously in stepwise manner until hemodynamic values decreased to normal. Total dosage was recorded. After normalisation of hemodynamics, second HRV analysis was performed (Intervention). Normotensive and normocardic patients were assigned to group CONTROL. No intervention was performed. Statistics: Mann Whitney U test for comparison between groups and between events Baseline and Intervention within group BETA-BLOCK, p\<0.05.

Conditions

• Hypertension
• Tachycardia
• Heart Rate Variability

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	i.v. beta-blocker infusion (metoprolol)	A beta-blocker (metoprolol) will be infused for treatment of hypertension and/or tachycardia prior to induction of anesthesia aiming at decrease of blood pressure and heart rate to normal limits

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-03-01
• Completion: 2009-11-01
• First posted: 2008-06-18
• Last updated: 2010-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany