STUDY OF CARDIAC AUTONOMIC ACTIVITY IN OBESE PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr S M IMROZ; Dr K SIVA PRASAD; Dr A T NARAYANA REDDY; Dr N KISHORE KUMAR

Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2016

STUDY OF CARDIAC AUTONOMIC ACTIVITY IN OBESE PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr S M Imroz, Dr K Siva Prasad, Dr A T Narayana Reddy, Dr N Kishore Kumar

Abstract :

Obesity has become an epidemic and is associated with numerous complications. Several clinical studies have evaluated the issue of hormonal changes associated with obesity and consistently reported changes in thyroid function parameters in obese subjects. Obesity as has also been linked to a spectrum of cardiovascular changes and significant abnormalities of the cardiac autonomic regulation. It is important to detect these changes early, as it is possible to reverse them with treatment in the early stages of the disease. In our study we have assessed the impact of obesity and cardiac autonomic activity in obese patients. A total of 60 patients with BMI of more than 25 after informed consent were studied. Bedside tests for cardiac autonomic activity, Height & weight, RBS and ECG were performed using standard methods. Obesity was more common in female subjects (81.6%). highest prevalence was seen in the age group of 31-40 years (38.3%). cardio vagal disfunction was seen in 15% and cardiac adrenergic dysfunction was seen in 11.6% of the subjects. Thus we can conclude from our study that dysfunction in cardiac autonomic activity both parasympathetic and sympathetic disfunction is prevalent in significant no.of obes patients.