Open AccessAssessment of autonomic function in untreated adult coeliac disease
Author(s) -
Gian Marco Giorgetti,
Antonio Tursi,
Cesare Iani,
Flavio Arciprete,
Giovanni Brandimarte,
A. Capria,
Luigi Fontana
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i18.2715
Subject(s) - medicine , coeliac disease , asymptomatic , autonomic nervous system , diaphragmatic breathing , gastroenterology , orthostatic vital signs , cardiology , disease , heart rate , pathology , blood pressure , alternative medicine
Some recent studies showed that alteration of upper-gut motility in coeliac disease may be related to dysfunction of autonomic nervous system. The aim of our study was to investigate whether autonomic nervous system was altered in untreated and unselected coeliac disease patients.