ECG Sign of Cor Pulmonale in Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Died from Cardio-respiratory faiture.
- Author:
Yong Hee CHEON
1
;
Kye Chul SHIN
Author Information
1. Joongang Hoyspital, Labour Welfare Corporation, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
CWP;
ECG;
Cor pulmonale
- MeSH:
Axis;
Coal*;
Electrocardiography*;
Pneumoconiosis*;
Prevalence;
Pulmonary Heart Disease*
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
1990;2(1):71-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Electrocardiographic sign was studied for the evaluation of the state of Corpulmonale in coal workers' pneumoconiosis who were admitted and dead as complication of CWP in Don-ghae hospital, Fourty-eight cases were gatherpd. The prevalence rate of right axis deviation was 28.3%. p-pulmonale in lead II was 30.4%, R/S< or =1 in V5 was 23.9. But che pulmonary artereal pressure can be increased without the change of ECG. so the elortrocardiugraphical sign should be treated as reference data.
