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Adrenaline, CHF, and Autoimmune Response!
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Adrenaline, CHF, and Autoimmune Response!
by ginny, Nov 03, 1999 12:00AM
Dear Doctor,
I've been reading a lot of posts in this forum about PVCs/PACs, women having them associated with their menstrual cycle, and also tachycardia/high resting heart rates/variability of heart rate. I was wondering if a study posted in the journal Circulation titled, "Autoimmune Response May Be Linked To Congestive Heart Failure" may offer an explanation for all of these phenomena. Specifically, the MDs who conducted the study postulated that the beta-andrenergic receptors are being acted upon by the immune system to remain more active and enhancing the effect of adrenaline. If this is a possible explanation for CHF and related cardiomyopathy, might it not explain why women have increased PVCs/PACs/heart rate variability/tachycardia associated with their menstrual cycles-a process that involves hormones,beta-receptors, and endothiliel cell responsiveness?
Sincerely,
Ginny
I've been reading a lot of posts in this forum about PVCs/PACs, women having them associated with their menstrual cycle, and also tachycardia/high resting heart rates/variability of heart rate. I was wondering if a study posted in the journal Circulation titled, "Autoimmune Response May Be Linked To Congestive Heart Failure" may offer an explanation for all of these phenomena. Specifically, the MDs who conducted the study postulated that the beta-andrenergic receptors are being acted upon by the immune system to remain more active and enhancing the effect of adrenaline. If this is a possible explanation for CHF and related cardiomyopathy, might it not explain why women have increased PVCs/PACs/heart rate variability/tachycardia associated with their menstrual cycles-a process that involves hormones,beta-receptors, and endothiliel cell responsiveness?
Sincerely,
Ginny
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD - CRC, Nov 03, 1999 12:00AM
It's possible anthough no one to my knowledge has ever shown a link between hormones and beta-receptors.
