Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Comparison of autonomic function tests among pregnant and non-pregnant females for parasympathetic activity.

Dr Laxmichhaya A Gunjal, Dr Bhakti R. Kharate

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Introduction: The autonomic nervous system plays a fundamental role in adaption of the heart and circulation to the increased demands of mother during pregnancy.Cardiovascular reflex tests are well established as non– invasive measures of parasympathetic autonomic control.

Amis and objectives:To study physiological responses to non–invasive cardiovascular autonomic function test (parasympathetic tests) in normal pregnancy.

Materials and method:Standard autonomic function tests for parasympathetic activity such as Deep eathing test, Valsalva manoeuvre, and orthostatic test were performed in 50 pregnant and 50 non pregnant subjects.Data was analysed using unpaired t–test.P–value< 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

Results:There was significant decrease in heart rate variation during Deep eathing.

Conclusion: Autonomic function is found to be altered in pregnancy from that of non–pregnant state.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr Laxmichhaya A Gunjal, Dr Bhakti R. Kharate, Comparison of autonomic function tests among pregnant and non-pregnant females for parasympathetic activity., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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