Cardiovascular disorders and autonomic dysfunction are common in more than 60% of Parkinson’s patients and can cause death.
The actor Roberto Gómez Bolaños, the eternal Chaves, would have turned 95 on February 21st. The Mexican died in 2014 from heart failure, resulting from complications of Parkinson’s disease. The disease may not have been instrumental in the interpreter’s death, but it may have contributed to his death.
Experts add that 60% of Parkinson’s patients have problems related to sudden death, such as: cardiovascular disorders and autonomic dysfunction.
To understand the danger to which the parkinsonian’s heart is exposed, it is first necessary to explain the disease. Parkinson’s is a degenerative disease that reduces the number of neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine. The decrease mainly causes difficulty in body movements, muscle stiffness and tremors.
There is also a loss of similar cells in extracerebral regions, called peripheral regions, compromising the maintenance of the stability of the cardiovascular system and compromising the heart.
Dopamine replacement drug treatment minimizes Parkinson’s symptoms. However, over time, it can cause neurological and non-neurological adverse effects, which also affect the heart.
Although cardiovascular problems are common as we age, Parkinson’s and its treatment contribute to worse functioning of the organ. The disease affects voluntary body movements and the function of the autonomic nervous system, responsible for activities that do not require rational commands such as heartbeat rate, blood pressure control, etc.
Complicated effects
Therefore, Parkinson’s patients may experience tachycardia, blood pressure instability with increases and decreases in pressure, especially when changing positions, for example when standing up, as well as heart failure. As the disease progresses, organ-related changes worsen.
The neurosurgeon of the Institute of Medical Assistance for State Public Employees (Iamspe) José Oswaldo de Oliveira Jr. explains that people living with Parkinson’s should undergo regular visits and cardiological tests.
“Monitoring with a specialist allows treatment to be started and adapted before heart problems worsen, as well as eliminating or reversing the motor and non-motor symptoms caused by the disease,” adds the specialist.
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