HEART RATE VARIABILITY PARAMETERS DURING TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
The clinical parameters, indices of external respiration function (ERF) and heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) against a background of the basic therapy were investigated. The study involved 105 patients with COPD in the stage of remission (36 female and 69 male) aged 60.4±9.6 with COPD lasting 10,1±5,3 years. The complex investigation demonstrated efficacy of the long-term basic therapy for COPD. Initial variations in the clinical state, degree of ERF and HRV parameters in patients with COPD depending on the gender, age, duration of the disease, term of smoking and initial level of total power of HRV spectrum and their different reactions against a background of basic therapy were revealed. The importance of HRV technology for control of the state of regulatory systems in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the stages of basic therapy was proven.