Heart rate variability of young men with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Ermis N., Deniz F., Kepez A., Kara B., Azal O., Kutlu M.

AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL, vol.152, pp.84-87, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 152
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.autneu.2009.08.018
  • Journal Name: AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.84-87
  • Keywords: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, Cardiac autonomic modulation, Heart rate variability, HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, SEX-HORMONES, TESTOSTERONE, ESTROGEN, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, RECEPTORS, DISEASE, WOMEN
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: There is little data available regarding the effects of male sex hormones on cardiac autonomic function. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between hormones of male hypothatamo-pitiutary-gonadal axis and cardiac autonomic function by comparing heart rate variability (HRV) parameters of young male idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism patients with those of healthy controls.