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Arrhythmia and tachycardia in pulmonary heart disease.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Thomas, Ajay Jesse Valabhji, P. |
| Copyright Year | 1969 |
| Abstract | It was thought that arrhythmias and tachycardias other than sinus tachycardia were uncommon in pulmonary disease. It is clear from intensive study of pulmonary disease and particularly pulmonary heart disease that atrial arrhythmias and tachycardias are more common than previously thought (Corazza and Pastor, 1958; Suppa, Martini, and Gazzi, 1967). It is generally agreed that atrial fibrillation is rare in pulmonary heart disease, and that ventricular disturbances are less common than atrial disturbances. To study further the types and possible explanations of arrhythmias and tachycardias in chronic pulmonary disease we have looked at the findings in 102 cases with important disorders of rhythm and rate. These were selected from the admissions over a three-year period to one hospital. The admissions of chronic pulmonary disease cases over the three-year period number 1482 and the arrhythmias and tachycardias form 6-9 per cent of these. All patients were in hospital for more than 5 days. All had more than one cardiogram recorded, and all were either admitted on more than one occasion or were followed as out-patients for a long period. Seven were below the age of 50 years and 55 were above 59 years of age. There were 41 deaths, with necropsy findings recorded in 30 of these. Chronic bronchitis was the main diagnosis in 53 cases and was additional to pneumoconiosis in 37 others. There were 12 cases of asthma. Of the 37 cases of coalworkers' pneumoconiosis and bronchitis, 14 had simple pneumoconiosis, 3 had early changes of progressive massive fibrosis, and 20 had advanced progressive massive fibrosis. There were 12 cases |
| Starting Page | 1115 |
| Ending Page | 1120 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://heart.bmj.com/content/heartjnl/31/4/491.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 5791130v1 |
| Volume Number | 31 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Journal | British heart journal |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Anthracosis Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Septal Defects Atrial arrhythmia Autopsy Bronchitis Cessation of life Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cor pulmonale Fibrosis Fifty Nine Heart Atrium Heart Diseases Hospital admission Lung diseases Nasal sinus Patients Pneumoconiosis Sinus Tachycardia Ventricular Remodeling explanation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
