Observation of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by 24-Hour Continuous Ambulating Electrocardiographic Recording

Kim, Young Kyoon; Kim, Kean Hyoung; Han, Ki Don; Moon, Hwa Sik; Song, Jung Sup; Park, Sung Hak; Kwon, Soon Seog

doi:1989.36.1.36

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 36(1); 1989 > Article

Original Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1989;36(1):36-40.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1989.36.1.36 Published online March 1, 1989.

Observation of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by 24-Hour Continuous Ambulating Electrocardiographic Recording

Young Kyoon Kim, Kean Hyoung Kim, Ki Don Han, Hwa Sik Moon, Jung Sup Song, Sung Hak Park, Soon Seog Kwon

Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea

만성 폐쇄성 폐질환 환자에서 24시간 생활 심전도에 의한 부정맥의 관찰

김영균, 김관형, 한기돈, 문화식, 송정섭, 박성학, 권순석

Abstract

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are considered to be at increased risk of sudden. presumably arrhythmia-related. death. The course of the arrhythmias and their contribution to the morbidity and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is yet known. To evaluate cardiac arrhythmias and corduction disturbarces in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the results of 24-hour continuous electrocardiographic monitoring on 13 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were reviewed. Clinically significant aπhythmias were observed in 8 patients (62%). The frequency of each arrhythmia was followed as supraventricular ectopic beats, ventricular ectopic beats and then supraventricular tachycardia. Occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias was most frequent between 1: 00 AM and 6:00 AM.