Open AccessHeart rate variability in familial Mediterranean fever patients
Author(s) -
Hakan Kaya,
Arif Süner,
Sedat Köroğlu,
Ahmet Akçay,
İbrahim Halil Türkbeyler,
Murat Köleoğlu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of rheumatology :/european journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-9720
pISSN - 2148-4279
DOI - 10.5152/eurjrheumatol.2014.013
Subject(s) - medicine , familial mediterranean fever , heart rate variability , cardiology , gastroenterology , disease , heart rate , blood pressure
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive autoimmune disease, presenting with the attacks of fever and inflammation of serous membranes. One of the leading causes of death in autoimmune rheumatologic diseases is cardiovascular events. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of FMF on the autonomic nerve and cardiovascular systems by measuring the indices of heart rate variability (HRV).