Korean Circ J.  1973 Jun;3(1):9-18. 10.4070/kcj.1973.3.1.9.

Clinical Studies on Arrhythmias

• Rhee DH
• Kim KC

• KMID: 1667707
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1973.3.1.9

Abstract

A clinical study was made on 189 cases of various types of arrhythmia diagnosed among 1,100 patients. Incidence of arrhythmia was 17.2% of the total cases (male 58.2%, female 41.8%). Of 189 cases of arrhythmias, 78(41.3%) had bundle branch block, 42(22.2%) atrial fibrillation, 18(9.5%) atrioventricular block, 15(8%) premature ventricular contraction, 6(3.2%) sinus arrhythmia, 6(3.2%) W.P.W. syndrome, 4(2%) premature atrial contraction, 3(1.6%) atrial flutter-fibrillation, 3(1.6%) ventricular bigeminy, 3(1.6%) intraventricular conduction defect, 2(1.1%) atrial flutter, 2(1.1%) nodal bigeminy, 2(1.1%) ventricular bigeminy, 1(0.5%) paroxysmal atrial contraction and 1(0.5%) A-V nodal rhythm, 1(0.5%) nodla premature contraction, 1(0.5%) paroxysmal atrial contraction and 1(0.5%) sinus arrest. Etiological diagnoses of patients with arrhythmia were rheumatic heart disease (21.7%), hypertensive heart disease (12.7%), arteriosclerotic heart disease (12.7%), thyrotoxic heart disease (1.6%), anemic heart disease(1.6%) congenital heart disease (2.6%), cerebral vascular accident (1.6%), essential hypertension (9%) cerebral arteriosclerosis (0.53%), cor pulmonale (2.1%). chronic myocarditis (1.6%), anemia (1.6%), chronic nephritis (1.6%), acute glomerulonephritis (0.53%) chronic hepatitis (1.1%), tuberculosis (4.2%), bronchiectasis (1.1%), leprosy (0.53%), epilepsy (0.53%) intoxication (2.6%) cardiac neurosis (11.6%) and unknown (8%). The cardinal symptoms consisted of palpitation, dyspnea, headache, edema, dizziness, cough, left chest pain. gastrointestinal complaints, chest discomfort (thightness), weakness and fatigability. The incidence of arrhythmia was highest in the 4 th decade.

MeSH Terms

Anemia
Arrhythmia, Sinus
Arrhythmias, Cardiac*
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Premature Complexes
Atrioventricular Block
Bronchiectasis
Bundle-Branch Block
Chest Pain
Cough
Diagnosis
Dizziness
Dyspnea
Edema
Epilepsy
Female
Glomerulonephritis
Headache
Heart
Heart Defects, Congenital
Heart Diseases
Hepatitis, Chronic
Humans
Hypertension
Incidence
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
Leprosy
Myocarditis
Nephritis
Neurocirculatory Asthenia
Pulmonary Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Thorax
Tuberculosis
Ventricular Premature Complexes