Veränderungen der Herzfrequenz im Zusammenhang mit Tagesschwankungen bei endogen-depressiven Frauen

Abstract

Heart rate data as produced by the subjects under investigation both in resting conditions and taken as total means per trial initially showed a trend towards ergotropic, clearly tachycardiac behavior; with the onset of thymoleptic drug therapy, there followed a further increase in heart rate, frequencies remaining more or less stationary on this level during the 26-day period observed by us. We found differences between morning and evening data of session A with 50 % of subjects, 25 % showing higher frequencies in their morning data, the reverse applying to a further 25 %. The remaining 50 % did not show any differences worth mentioning. At the end of the investigation period, the relation changed in favor of an increase in heart rate in the evening with 50 % of subjects, whereas only 12.5 % showed increased heart rate jn the morning; 37.5 % did not show significant differences. We could not demonstrate these results to be related to diurnal variation, degree of depression or course of the disease.

Circadian Rhythm of Free Urinary Cortisol, Temperature and Heart Rate in Endogenous Depressives and under Antidepressant Therapy

“…With only two measurements being taken within a 24-hour period, Schuster and Gabriel [1977] were unable to determine any definite daily variation, which is to be expected. As confirmed by the results of the present investigation the heart rate appears to be slightly higher in endogenous depressives than in healthy subjects [Tolle and Pdrksen.…”