title: Heart rate variability in patients with iron deficiency anemia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with increased cardiac risk factor in several conditions. The iron status of an individual may play an important role in cardiovascular health.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate heart rate variability in patients with iron deficiency anemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-three patients with iron deficiency anemia (mean hemoglobin (Hb) 8.6+/-2.2 g/dl) and 10 healthy people (mean Hb 13.9+/-1.2 g/dl) were assessed with 24-hour ambulatory Holter recordings during in hospital course having limited physical activity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although mean heart rate was significantly higher in patients with anemia, there was no significant difference regarding HRV parameters compared to the healthy group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was no significant difference in HRV parameters between patients with iron deficiency anemia with limited physical activity and healthy ambulatory people.
authors.affiliation: Yuzunci Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Van, Turkey. drmtuncer66@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: Yilmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gunes
authors.forename: Unal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Guntekin
authors.forename: Hasan Ali
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gumrukcuoglu
authors.forename: Beyhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eryonucu
authors.forename: Niyazi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Imdat
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dilek
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male