Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the 12-lead surface electrocardiographic (ECG) findings in young male patients with left primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) estimated by the Collins equation. MethodsFrom 2003 through 2008, 60 young male patients who had left PSP and 61 age-matched unaffected males were included for 12-lead ECG analyses. The PSP size was estimated by the Collins equation. Those with left PSP were divided into two groups: 1) large PSP ≥30% (n=37), and 2) small PSP <30% (n=23). The ECG in the unaffected was used as the normal control. Baseline demographic, anthropometric, and electrocardiographic findings including heart rate, P-QRS-T axes, wave intervals, and RS voltages were compared among three groups. ResultsAs compared to the unaffected, patients with left PSP had faster heart rate, longer QTc interval, greater QRS and T axes. With regard to RS amplitudes, greater R in lead aVR and V1, and deeper S in lead II indicating predominant rightward forces, and smaller R in lead I and V3-V6 indicating inferior leftward forces were present in patients with left PSP. Of these ECG findings, heart rate, S voltage in lead II and R voltage in V1 in the large PSP but not in the small PSP had greater values than that in the unaffected group. ConclusionAmong young male patients with left PSP estimated by the Collins method, the ECG showed faster heart beat and predominant rightward forces especially for those with large PSP.
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