01086nas a2200289 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002900059653001900088653002800107653001500135653001100150653001200161653001600173653003500189653003100224100001600255700002000271700001100291700001200302700001300314245003700327300001000364490000700374520040100381022001400782 1978 d c1978 Apr-Jun10aAutonomic Nervous System10aBlood Pressure10aHeart Conduction System10aHeart Rate10aHumans10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aParasympathetic Nervous System10aSympathetic Nervous System1 aKhattri H N1 aRadhakrishnan K1 aKaur S1 aKumar B1 aWahi P L00aCardiac dysautonomia in leprosy. a172-40 v463 a
Responses to various tests of cardiovascular reflexes were studied in 15 patients with leprosy. Heart rate was continuously monitored by electrocardiogram and blood pressure was recorded simultaneously. Three patients showed evidence of cardiac dysautonomia, showing involvement of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. These three patients belonged to the bacilliferous group.
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