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Article

Age-Related Differences in Cardiac Autonomic Control at Resting State and in Response to Mental Stress

by
Bernhard Grässler
1,*,
Milos Dordevic
2,3,4,
Sabine Darius
5,
Lukas Vogelmann
6,
Fabian Herold
2,3,4,
Corinna Langhans
1,
Nicole Halfpaap
1,
Irina Böckelmann
5,
Notger G. Müller
2,3,4,7 and
Anita Hökelmann
1
1
Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Humanities, Otto von Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
2
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
3
Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
4
Research Group Degenerative and Chronic Diseases, Movement, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
5
Department of Occupational Medicine, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
6
Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
7
Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS), Brenneckestraße 6, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Diagnostics 2021, 11(12), 2218; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11122218
Submission received: 9 November 2021 / Revised: 22 November 2021 / Accepted: 23 November 2021 / Published: 27 November 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
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Abstract

Our goal was to investigate age-related differences in cardiac autonomic control by means of heart rate variability (HRV). For this purpose, 30 healthy older and 34 younger adults were studied during three different conditions: (i) during resting state, (ii) during the execution of two cognitive tasks, and (iii) during the subsequent recovery phase. Mean heart rate and HRV parameters were higher in younger compared to older participants during all three conditions. While the mean heart rate was higher in older adults during the cognitive tasks compared to the resting state, it did not change in younger adults. In contrast, the change in HRV during the three conditions did not differ between age groups. Our results suggest decreased parasympathetic activity reflecting declined cardiac autonomic control with aging. In conclusion, HRV analysis could support the assessment of normal age-related alterations in cardiac autonomic control at resting state and in response to cognitive demands.
Keywords: heart rate variability; cardiac autonomic control; aging; cardiovascular health; cognition heart rate variability; cardiac autonomic control; aging; cardiovascular health; cognition

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Grässler, B.; Dordevic, M.; Darius, S.; Vogelmann, L.; Herold, F.; Langhans, C.; Halfpaap, N.; Böckelmann, I.; Müller, N.G.; Hökelmann, A. Age-Related Differences in Cardiac Autonomic Control at Resting State and in Response to Mental Stress. Diagnostics 2021, 11, 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11122218

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Grässler B, Dordevic M, Darius S, Vogelmann L, Herold F, Langhans C, Halfpaap N, Böckelmann I, Müller NG, Hökelmann A. Age-Related Differences in Cardiac Autonomic Control at Resting State and in Response to Mental Stress. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(12):2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11122218

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Grässler, Bernhard, Milos Dordevic, Sabine Darius, Lukas Vogelmann, Fabian Herold, Corinna Langhans, Nicole Halfpaap, Irina Böckelmann, Notger G. Müller, and Anita Hökelmann. 2021. "Age-Related Differences in Cardiac Autonomic Control at Resting State and in Response to Mental Stress" Diagnostics 11, no. 12: 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11122218

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Grässler, B., Dordevic, M., Darius, S., Vogelmann, L., Herold, F., Langhans, C., Halfpaap, N., Böckelmann, I., Müller, N. G., & Hökelmann, A. (2021). Age-Related Differences in Cardiac Autonomic Control at Resting State and in Response to Mental Stress. Diagnostics, 11(12), 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11122218

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