Abstract
In this work, a nonlinear method to study multivariate interactions, called multivariate symbolic dynamics (MSD), was introduced. The usefulness of this technique was studied on respiratory-cardiovascular data from young women with vasovagal syncope (VVS) and from healthy subjects. The study included 16 female patients diagnosed with VVS and 24 age-matched healthy subjects (12 women). All subjects were enrolled in a head-up tilt (HUT) test, breathing normally, including 5 min of supine position and 18 to 28 min of 70° orthostatic phase. The MSD parameters were dynamically obtained for 5-min windows shifted by 1 min during HUT test. In supine position there were no considerable differences. During orthostatic phase, parameters from MSD showed a highly significantly (p=0.00005) increased occurrence of impaired respiratory-cardiovascular interactions in female patients susceptible to vasovagal syncope. This study provided promising results for a new multivariate method to investigate respiratory-cardiovascular interactions.
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