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How does peripheral neuropathy affect the heart?

Answer 1

Peripheral neuropathy can cause unusually high or low heart rates and limit the ability to increase heart rate on exertion.

Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the nerves beyond the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system).

These nerves act as "messengers" to send sensory information such as pain and temperature back to the brain.

The autonomic nervous system carries information to and from organs such as the heart.

With respect to the heart, autonomic neuropathy can cause symptoms such as:

tachycardia — a resting heart rate over 100 beats per minute (bpm)
bradycardia — a heart rate of under 60 bpm
inability to detect pain associated with a heart attack
inadequate increase of heart rate on exertion

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Answer 2

Autumn Anderson

Peripheral neuropathy can affect the heart by causing autonomic neuropathy, leading to abnormalities in heart rate and blood pressure regulation. This can result in symptoms such as tachycardia, bradycardia, orthostatic hypotension, and exercise intolerance. Additionally, peripheral neuropathy can impair the sensation of chest pain, potentially delaying the recognition of cardiac events.

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