OCCURRENCE OF ARRHYTHMIAS IN HOSPITALIZED ASTHMATIC-PATIENTS

[摘要] Continuous ECG monitoring for 24 h was performed on 20 patients hospitalized for asthma to evaluate the occurrence of potentially dangerous arrhythmias. Most patients (19/20) had sinus tachycardia on admission; premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) were present in 4; and 1 had angina associated with runs of increased sinus tachycardia. With improvement in PaO2 [arterial O2 pressure] and FEV1 [forced expiratory volume in 1 s], the heart rate decreased in 17 patients and fewer PVCs were present in 2. Arrhythmias were not a serious problem in the patients studied.