Effect of cardio-gastric interaction on atrial fibrillation in GERD patients

Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are very common in daily clinical practice. Post-prandial AF episodes have been reported GERD patients. Although it was previous studies that caused by sympathovagal imbalance, there no on cardiac conduction system involvement. In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether the risk of developing increases untreated patients with non-invasive electrophysiological tests.
 Methods: The research prospectively performed. Endoscopy performed individuals due complaints. ECG recorded at 25mm/s 10 mm/mV amplitude, 24-hour Holter (three-channel; V1, V2, V5) parameters were measured results analyzed.
 Results: A total 120 individuals, 60 controls, included. No significant statistically differences existed between groups for hypertension, diabetes, smoking, or dyslipidemia (p>0.05). terms heart rate, Pmax, Pmin, QTd, QTcd, across two P-wave dispersion (Pd) substantially higher study group (p=0.014). Comparing rate variabilities recordings groups, standard deviation R-R intervals (SDNN) (p