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  • Autonomic Neuroscience
  • Burn Medicine

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  • Burn injury is a significant risk factor for long-term cardiovascular disease.
  • The underlying mechanisms, particularly autonomic dysfunction, remain under-explored in chronic burn survivors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate cardiovascular autonomic function in adults with chronic burn injuries.
  • To determine if autonomic impairment correlates with burn severity or duration.

Main Methods:

  • Ten adult burn survivors (3-11 years post-injury, 10-70% TBSA) underwent autonomic function testing.
  • Standard tests included Valsalva's maneuver, paced breathing, and isometric handgrip.
  • Heart rate and blood pressure responses were compared to normative data and matched controls.

Main Results:

  • Burn survivors exhibited significantly lower Valsalva ratios and reduced heart rate variability (RMSSD) compared to controls.
  • Impaired cardiac vagal modulation was indicated by these findings.
  • RMSSD showed a trend towards correlation with burn size (p=.082).

Conclusions:

  • Chronic burn injury is associated with diminished cardiac vagal control.
  • This autonomic dysfunction may contribute to the elevated cardiovascular risk observed in burn survivors.
  • Further research is warranted to explore therapeutic interventions targeting autonomic function.