Open AccessHeart Rate Variability as an Indicator of Autonomic Nervous System Disturbance in Behcet’s Disease
Author(s) -
Imtinene Ben Mrad,
M. Ben Mrad,
B. Besbes,
Ihsen Zairi,
N. Ben Kahla,
S. Kamoun,
Khadija Mzoughi,
Sondos Kraïem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s326549
Subject(s) - medicine , heart rate variability , circadian rhythm , autonomic nervous system , cardiology , disease , behcet's disease , population , autonomic function , incidence (geometry) , heart rate , blood pressure , physics , environmental health , optics
Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic vasculiti where cardiac involvement is not common. Previous studies have shown that the incidence of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (SCD) is higher in patients with BD than in the healthy population. Among various possible explanations, autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction has been suggested. Few studies have evaluated ANS function in patients with BD, and the results obtained are controversial.