Cardiovascular problems in ME/CFS

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Cardiac and cardiovascular problems occur as part of a wide range of signs and symptoms in ME/CFS.

Circulatory problems in the Canadian Consensus Criteria for ME/CFS[edit | edit source]

ME International Consensus Criteria symptoms[edit | edit source]

Cardiovascular symptoms may include (but are not limited to):

The Institute of Medicine (2015) symptoms[edit | edit source]

Other symptoms[edit | edit source]

Notable studies[edit | edit source]

  • 2006, Shortened QT interval: a distinctive feature of the dysautonomia of chronic fatigue syndrome[9] - (Abstract)
  • 2008, Small Heart Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome[7] - (Abstract)
  • 2015, Cardiac dysfunction and orthostatic intolerance in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and a small left ventricle[8] - (Abstract)
  • 2016, Reduced cardiac volumes in chronic fatigue syndrome associate with plasma volume but not length of disease: a cohort study[4] - (Full text)
  • 2016, Chronic fatigue syndrome in women assessed with combined cardiac magnetic resonance imaging[10] - (Full Text)
  • 2017, Elevated brain natriuretic peptide levels in chronic fatigue syndrome associate with cardiac dysfunction: a case control study[6] - (Full text)
  • 2018, Cardiovascular characteristics of chronic fatigue syndrome[11] - (Full Text)
  • 2019, Evidence of altered cardiac autonomic regulation in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome[12] - (Full text)

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Carruthers, Bruce M.; Jain, Anil Kumar; De Meirleir, Kenny L.; Peterson, Daniel L.; Klimas, Nancy G.; Lerner, A. Martin; Bested, Alison C.; Flor-Henry, Pierre; Joshi, Pradip; Powles, AC Peter; Sherkey, Jeffrey A.; van de Sande, Marjorie I. (2003), "Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols" (PDF), Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 11 (2): 7–115, doi:10.1300/J092v11n01_02
  2. Carruthers, BM; van de Sande, MI; De Meirleir, KL; Klimas, NG; Broderick, G; Mitchell, T; Staines, D; Powles, ACP; Speight, N; Vallings, R; Bateman, L; Bell, DS; Carlo-Stella, N; Chia, J; Darragh, A; Gerken, A; Jo, D; Lewis, DP; Light, AR; Light, KC; Marshall-Gradisnik, S; McLaren-Howard, J; Mena, I; Miwa, K; Murovska, M; Stevens, SR (2012), Myalgic encephalomyelitis: Adult & Paediatric: International Consensus Primer for Medical Practitioners (PDF), ISBN 978-0-9739335-3-6
  3. Institute of Medicine (US); Committee on the Diagnostic Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (February 10, 2015), Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness
  4. 4.0 4.1 Newton, Julia L.; Finkelmeyer, Andreas; Petrides, George; Frith, James; Hodgson, Tim; Maclachlan, Laura; MacGowan, Guy; Blamire, Andrew M. (2016). "Reduced cardiac volumes in chronic fatigue syndrome associate with plasma volume but not length of disease: a cohort study" (PDF). Open Heart. 3 (1). doi:10.1136/openhrt-2015-000381.
  5. Verrillo, Erica (2012). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment: A Treatment Guide (2nd ed.). Erica Verrillo.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Tomas, Cara; Finkelmeyer, Andreas; Hodgson, Tim; MacLachlan, Laura; MacGowan, Guy A; Blamire, Andrew M; Newton, Julia L (2017). "Elevated brain natriuretic peptide levels in chronic fatigue syndrome associate with cardiac dysfunction: a case control study". Open Heart. doi:10.1136/openhrt-2017-000697.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Miwa, Kunihisa; Fujita, Masatoshi (2008). "Small Heart Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Clinical Cardiology. 31 (7): 328–333. doi:10.1002/clc.20227. PMID 18636530.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Miwa, Kunihisa (July 2015). "Cardiac dysfunction and orthostatic intolerance in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and a small left ventricle". Heart and Vessels. 30 (4): 484–489. doi:10.1007/s00380-014-0510-y. PMID 24736946.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Naschitz, J; Fields, M; Isseroff, H; Sharif, D; Sabo, E; Rosner, I (2006). "Shortened QT interval: a distinctive feature of the dysautonomia of chronic fatigue syndrome". Journal of Electrocardiology. 39 (4): 389-94. doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.10.014. PMID 16895768.
  10. Olimulder, MA; Galjee, MA; Wagenaar, LJ; van Es, J; van der Palen, J; Visser, FC; Vermeulen, RC; von Birgelen, C (2016). "Chronic fatigue syndrome in women assessed with combined cardiac magnetic resonance imaging". Netherlands Heart Journal. doi:10.1007/s12471-016-0885-8. PMID 27561279.
  11. Bozzini, S; Albergati, A; Capelli, Enrica; Lorusso, Lorenzo; Gazzaruso, C; Pelissero, G; Falcone, C (2018). "Cardiovascular characteristics of chronic fatigue syndrome". Biomedical Reports. 8 (1): 26–30. doi:10.3892/br.2017.1024. PMC 5772628. PMID 29399336.
  12. Nelson, Maximillian J; Bahl, Jasvir S; Buckley, Jonathan D; Thomson, Rebecca L; Davison, Kade (October 2019). "Evidence of altered cardiac autonomic regulation in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome". Medicine (Baltimore). 98 (43): e17600. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000017600. PMC 6824690.