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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2012;33(2): 209-221. |
| 만성변비환자의 한열변증에 따른 심박변이도에 관한 연구 |
| 박종주, 이명수, 공경환, 고호연 |
| 세명대학교 충주한방병원 한방내과 |
| Relationship between Heart Rate Variability and Cold-Heat Patternization
in Patient with Chronic Constipation |
| Jong-joo Park, Myung-su Lee, Kyung-hwan Kong, Ho-yeon Go |
| Dept. of Internal Medicine, Oriental Medical Hospital, Se-Myung University in Chungju |
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Published online: June 30, 2012. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and the cold-heat pattern in patients with chronic constipation.
Methods :
Subjects with chronic constipation (n=30) and without chronic constipation (n=20) were recruited, interviewed and measured for heart rate variability (HRV). Chronic constipation was defined as functional constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with constipation based on Rome Ⅲ criteria. We surveyed patients’ general characteristics, categorized by cold-heat pattern, and took measurement of HRV for 5 minutes. Analysis was conducted among these three indices.
Results:
Women accounted for most of the subjects with chronic constipation (96.7%). In groups with or without constipation, the number of cold patterns was more than of heat patterns. The mean heart rate of subjects without chronic constipation was significantly higher than that of subjects with chronic constipation. No other statistical significance was noted among indices of HRV and cold-heat pattern.
Conclusions:
Through this study, there were few relationships between autonomic nervous system measured by HRV and cold-heat pattern in chronic constipation. |
| Key words:
constipation, cold-heat patternization, heart rate variability, autonomic nervous system |
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