Why the study?
GERD and functional gastrointestinal disorders involve impaired gut-brain communication and potential autonomic dysfunction, warranting a review of heart rate variability in assessing autonomic function and treatment responses.
Can heart rate variability (HRV) be used to assess autonomic dysfunction in functional gastrointestinal disorders and GERD?
Population
Human and animal models of GERD, functional dyspepsia, gastroparesis, IBS, and constipation
Design
Systematic review
Authors
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HRV may noninvasively flag autonomic imbalance in GERD and FGIDs; leaves open diagnostic or therapeutic utility pending human trials.
Can heart rate variability (HRV) be used to assess autonomic dysfunction in functional gastrointestinal disorders and GERD?
Heart rate variability can noninvasively assess autonomic dysfunction, specifically suppressed vagal and overactive sympathetic tone, in patients with GERD and functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Ali et al. (2023) studied this question.
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