Heart in Brain

O12: The Heart and the Brain: Stroke Induced Heart Damage

Cardiac diseases are common post-stroke and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. One possible mechanism of acute cardiac injury is the neurogenic myocardial damage, where the cerebral injury is disturbing the normal sympathetic and parasympathetic neuronal outflow to the heart leading to cardiac damage including myocardial infarctions. The exact mechanism is not completely und...

Heart in the brain.

Heart-Brain Coherence; Heart-Rate Variability (HRV); Reading Anxiety; TestEdge Program

Based on psychophysiological research, coherent heart-brain interaction can change afferent cardiac signal pattern sent to the brain. Accordingly, the present study aimed at facilitating the emotion-cognition interaction through HeartMath Institute self-regulated emotional techniques to investigate the efficacy of heart-brain coherence on reading anxiety reduction that significantly enhances at...

Evaluation of Brain Natriuretic Peptide plasma levels in children with Congenital Heart Diseases

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess Brain Natriuretic Peptide in early diagnose of cardiac function in children with Congenital Heart Diseases.MethodologyThis study was performed on children with CHD and healthy. Severity of heart failure modified Ross classification system was used for grouping patients in four classes. For all participants, height, weight and head circumference were measured....

Heart and Brain Interaction

Heart failure (HF) is characterized by an enhanced neurohumoral drive, which is currently the major therapeutic target.1,2 Recent studies to explore the mechanisms involved in central sympathetic outflow in HF have revealed several candidate mechanisms, such as reduced NO activity, increased oxidative stress, and activation of the brain angiotensin-aldosterone system.1–3 Interactions between th...