Data about heart rate variability and autonomic balance of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Aim: to find GERD-specific parameters in data of heart rate variability gained from gastroesophageal reflux patients. Patients and methods: the spectral analysis of heart rate variability is often used in our department of cardiovascular rehabilitation. The measurement is performed with the Cardiotens 01 device/Meditech, Hungary/. We compared data of groups of patients presenting with or without GERD. The autonomic balance was deduced from the LF and HF domain and from the sympathovagal index (LF/HF). We compared the following data: age, standard deviation of normal beats, total power measured in 24 hours, the p…