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Autonomic dysfunction in vitamin B12 deficiency: a heart rate variability study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9722191     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study was arranged to examine whether vitamin B12 deficiency may cause autonomic dysfunction. Time-domain and long-term frequency-domain heart rate variability parameters from 12 patients with pernicious anemia were compared to 12 age and sex matched controls. In B12 deficient patient group time-domain parameters; SDNN (100.4 +/- 37.86 vs. 131.91 +/- 26.94, P = 0.05), SDANN (87.00 +/- 37.77 vs. 118.83 +/- 26.22, P = 0.05) SD (39.41 +/- 13.32 vs. 53.41 +/- 15.39, P = 0.0221), rMSSD (21.41 +/- 10.00 vs. 28.5 +/- 8.42, P = 0.046) were significantly lower when compared to controls. Difference in pNN50 between groups were not statistically significant. In B12 deficient patients frequency-domain parameters; total power (23.08 +/- 9.89 vs. 34.75 +/- 9.56, P = 0.0078), low frequency power (13.5 +/- 6.57 vs. 22.75 +/- 7.25, P = 0.0069) and high frequency power (7.58 +/- 4.25 vs. 11.58 +/- 3.80, P = 0.0175) were significantly lower when compared to controls. It was concluded that B12 deficiency may cause autonomic dysfunction.
Authors:
A B Sözen; S Demirel; V Akkaya; H Kudat; T Tükek; M Yeneral; M Ozcan; O Güven; F Korkut
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the autonomic nervous system     Volume:  71     ISSN:  0165-1838     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Auton. Nerv. Syst.     Publication Date:  1998 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-11-20     Completed Date:  1998-11-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003419     Medline TA:  J Auton Nerv Syst     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  25-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Istanbul, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, Turkey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Anemia, Pernicious / physiopathology
Autonomic Nervous System / physiopathology*
Female
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reference Values
Time Factors
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / physiopathology*

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