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Background and purpose: The development of public policies must be guided by full knowledge of the health–disease process of the population. Aerobic exercises are recommended for rehabilitation in stroke patients, and have been shown to improve heart rate variability (HRV). Our aim was to compare the cardiac autonomic modulation of elderly stroke patients with that of healthy elderly people during and after an acute bout of aerobic exercise. Methods: A total of 60 elderly people participated in the study (30 in the control group, mean age of 67 ± 4 years; 30 in the stroke group, mean age of 69 ± 3 years). HRV was analyzed in rest—10 min of rest in supine position; exercise—the 30 min of peak exercise; and recovery—30 min in supine position post-exercise. Re-sults: Taking rest and exercises together, for SDNN, RMSSD, pNN50, RRTri, and TINN, there was no difference between the stroke and control groups (p = 0.062; p = 0.601; p = 0.166; p = 0.224, and p = 0.059, respectively). The HF (ms2) was higher and the LF/HF ratio was lower for the stroke group than the control group (p < 0.001 and p = 0.007, respectively). The SD2 was lower for the stroke group than for the control group (p = 0.041). Conclusion: Stroke patients present reduced variability at rest, sympathetic predominance during exercise, and do not return to baseline after the 30 min of recov-ery, with similar responses found in the healthy elderly group.
Faculdade de Saúde Pública Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715
Laboratório de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Científica Centro Universitário FMABC, Av. Lauro Gomes, 2000—Vila Sacadura Cabral
Disciplina de Ginecologia Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia Hospital das Clínicas Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455-Cerqueira César, Pacaembu
Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud Florencio Varela 1903 Universidad Nacional de La Matanza
Departamento de Cardiologia Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Sena Madureira, 1500—1º Andar—Vila Clementino
Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória, Avenida Nossa Senhora da Penha, 2190—Bela Vista
Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina da USP, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455-Cerqueira César, Pacaembu-SP
Centro de Estudos do Sistema Nervoso Autônomo (CESNA) Universidade Estadual Paulista, Av. Hygino Muzzi Filho, 737
School of Medicine University of Limerick, Castletroy
Departamento de Educação Integrada em Saúde Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514-Goiabeiras
Centro de Estudos do Sistema Nervoso Autônomo (CESNA) Universidade Estadual Paulista, Av. Hygino Muzzi Filho, 737