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Abstract Title:

Effects of a Single Session of Acupuncture Treatment on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Mild Hypertension.

Abstract Source:

J Altern Complement Med. 2021 Jan 28. Epub 2021 Jan 28. PMID: 33512256

Abstract Author(s):

Kenichi Kimura, Yoji Kitagawa, Fumihiro Tajima

Article Affiliation:

Kenichi Kimura

Abstract:

The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of acupuncture treatment on arterial blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) in patients with mild hypertension with high sympathetic tone with those of normotensive patients and to examine the effects on cardiac sympathetic nerve activity (CSNA) and vagal activity using heart rate variability (HRV) analysis.Eight male patients with prehypertension or stage I hypertension and eight normotensive age-matched patients were included in this study. All patients had their systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), HR, and HRV measured. In addition, the ratio of low-frequency (LF) to high-frequency (HF) HRV and the power of the HF of the HRV were recorded. The study was conducted at Kansai University of Health Sciences in Japan.Each patient underwent a single, 15-min-long acupuncture session. Acupuncture was applied to PC6, LI4, ST36, LR3 on both sides, and GV20.SBP and HR decreased significantly in the hypertensive group during and after acupuncture compared with the baseline SBP and HR ( < 0.05). LF/HF was significantly reduced during acupuncture ( < 0.05), and HF was significantly increased after acupuncture in the hypertensive group ( < 0.05). However, there were no significant changes in LF/HF or HF in the control group.Acupuncture may reduce the BP and HR in patients with mild hypertension. An HRV analysis suggests that acupuncture may suppress the enhanced basal CSNA activity and increase the vagal nerve activity in patients with mild hypertension. Clinical Trial Registration number: UMIN000041249.

Study Type : Human Study
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Therapeutic Actions : Acupuncture : CK(3141) : AC(456)

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