Assessment of cardiac autonomic nerve function status in female with iron deficiency anemia

Authors

  • Farhana Rahman Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology Delta Medical College, Dhaka
  • Qazi Shamima Akhter Professor and Head, Department of Physiology Dhaka Medical College,Dhaka
  • Qazi Farzana Akhter Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology Uttara Adhunik Medical College, Dhaka
  • Syeda Tasfia Siddika Lecturer, Department of Physiology Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v43i3.26293

Keywords:

Heart rate variability, iron deficiency anemia

Abstract

Iron deficiency anemia is considered as one of the major public health problem in Bangladesh. Cardiac autonomic nerve dysfunction may present in iron deficiency anemia which increases the risk and further complications of this disease. Assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive technique to evaluate cardiac autonomic nerve function status. To assess the cardiac autonomic nerve function status by heart rate variability analysis, 100 female subjects with iron deficiency anemia aged 20-45 years were included in the study group. For comparison, age and sex matched 100 apparently healthy female were selected as control. The HRV parameters were recorded by a 4 active channels, Polyrite-D. Mean resting pulse rate, LF power, LF norm and LF/HF were significantly (p <0.0001) higher and total power, HF power, HF norm were significantly (p <0.0001) lower in subjects with iron deficiency anemia in comparison to those of control group. This study concludes that cardiac parasympathetic activity was reduced in female with iron deficiency anemia.

Bangladesh Med J. 2014 Sep; 43 (3): 125-129

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
655
PDF
1158

Author Biography

Farhana Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology Delta Medical College, Dhaka



Downloads

Published

2016-01-07

How to Cite

Rahman, F., Akhter, Q. S., Akhter, Q. F., & Siddika, S. T. (2016). Assessment of cardiac autonomic nerve function status in female with iron deficiency anemia. Bangladesh Medical Journal, 43(3), 125–129. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v43i3.26293

Issue

Section

Original Articles