Cardio-pulmonary status of treated cases of pulmonary tuberculosis

Vijayan, VK and Rajkumar, Chakravarthy and Kailash, N and Prabhakar, R and Tripathy, S P (1982) Cardio-pulmonary status of treated cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Lung India, 1 (2). pp. 21-23. ISSN Print: 0970-2113; Online: 0974-598X

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Abstract

A preliminary study to assess the cardio-pulmonary status of the treated cases of pulmonary tuberculosis was undertaken at ICMR Tuberculosis Research Centre, Madras. The study was carried out in 40 cases of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. These patients were selected from the follow up clinic of the Tuberculosis Research Centre and were all sputum negative for A.F.B, for a period of varying from one to four years, with radiographic evidence of parenchymal lesions in the lungs and all complained of dyspnoea of varying grades. Pulmonary function tests were carried out and electrocardiograms were recorded in all patients. In 75% of cases the FVC was markedly reduced (below 75% predicted). However in 75% of cases, the FEV1% was within normal limits. Eighteen percent patients studied had electrocardiographic evidence of Cor-pulmonale. Another interesting finding in the electrocardiograms was the presence of tall T waves in leads V2 and V3 in 37% of cases, the significance of which was unknown.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Tuberculosis > Clinical Research
Divisions:	Clinical Research
Depositing User:	Dr. Rathinasabapati R
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2013 09:25
Last Modified:	14 Mar 2016 09:02
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/160

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