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Abstract

Music influences many physiological parameters, including some cardiovascular (CV) control indices. The complexity and heterogeneity of musical stimuli, the integrated response within the brain and the limited availability of quantitative methods for non-invasive assessment of the autonomic function are the main reasons for the scarcity of studies about the impact of music on CV control. This study aims to investigate the effects of listening to algorithmic music on the CV regulation of healthy subjects by means of the spectral analysis of heart period, approximated as the time distance between two consecutive R-wave peaks (RR), and systolic arterial pressure (SAP) variability. We studied 10 healthy volunteers (age 39 ± 6 years, 5 females) both while supine (REST) and during passive orthostatism (TILT). Activating and relaxing algorithmic music tracks were used to produce possible contrasting effects. At baseline, the group featured normal indices of CV sympathovagal modulation both at REST and during TILT. Compared to baseline, at REST, listening to both musical stimuli did not affect time and frequency domain markers of both SAP and RR, except for a significant increase in mean RR. A physiological TILT response was maintained while listening to both musical tracks in terms of time and frequency domain markers, compared to baseline, an increase in mean RR was again observed. In healthy subjects featuring a normal CV neural profile at baseline, algorithmic music reduced the heart rate, a potentially favorable effect. The innovative music approach of this study encourages further research, as in the presence of several diseases, such as ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and heart failure, a standardized musical stimulation could play a therapeutic role.

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Title
Effects of Algorithmic Music on the Cardiovascular Neural Control
Author
Raglio, Alfredo 1 ; Beatrice De Maria 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Perego, Francesca 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Galizia, Gianluigi 3 ; Gallotta, Matteo 2 ; Imbriani, Chiara 1 ; Porta, Alberto 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Laura Adelaide Dalla Vecchia 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 27100 Pavia, Italy; [email protected] (A.R.); [email protected] (C.I.) 
 IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 20138 Milan, Italy; [email protected] (B.D.M.); [email protected] (F.P.); [email protected] (M.G.) 
 IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 28010 Veruno, Italy; [email protected] 
 Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; [email protected]; Department of Cardiothoracic, Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy 
First page
1084
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20754426
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2602082364
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.