“Cardiac function evaluation analyzing spectral components due to the consumption of energy drinks”

• Main Authors: Mohd Rizon, Mohamed Juhari, Md. Bashir, Uddin, Mohiuddin, Ahmad
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/4905/1/FH02-FBK-14-00348.pdf; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/4905/2/FH02-FBK-14-01054.jpg; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/4905/
• Institution: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of energy drinks consumption on cardiac function of human being by analyzing the spectral components of pulse and ECG of several healthy people. Using pulse transducer connected with MP36 (Biopac, USA) data acquisition unit, pulse recordings were performed. With electrode lead set connected to the same MP36 data acquisition unit, ECG recordings were also performed. At before and after the consumption of energy drinks available in Bangladesh, pulse and ECG recordings as well as analysis were performed with Biopac software. After having energy drinks, the spectral components such as power of spectral density and amplitude of fast Fourier transform of pulse signal decreased about 47.5 and 37%, respectively. In case of ECG signal, the spectral components such as power of spectral density and amplitude of fast Fourier transform increased about 17 and 7.5% within a short interval about 0-20 min, then effective decrements about 10 and 18.5%, respectively started for long duration. Analyzing spectral parameters, the findings highlight the adverse impacts on cardiac function which may cause cardiac abnormality as well as severe cardiac disease due to the regular consumption of energy drinks.