Open AccessPrevalence of Autonomic Neuropathy in Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Correlation with Disease Severity
Author(s) -
Devika Aggarwal,
Sumeet Singla
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24182.9614
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , rheumatology , pathological , disease , cross sectional study , heart rate , blood pressure , arthritis , cardiology , physical therapy , pathology
Autonomic Neuropathy (AN), found to be a strong predictor of sudden cardiac death, has been reported variably in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Manifesting as sweating disturbances, gastrointestinal irregularities, bladder or erectile dysfunction, AN can significantly affect a patient's quality of life and alter the course of the disease.