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Objectives: We aimed to assess the atrial arrhythmias frequency that includes atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation and multifocal atrial tachycardia in the COPD patients. Methodology: We included a total of 240 COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) patients in our research which were carried out at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore from March 2016 to April 2017. We started research protocols after securing an informed consent from the research participants and explained all the details to the research participants. Confidentiality was also maintained throughout the research. Address, age and gender were included about the demographic data and all the outcomes were recorded on a predesignated Performa. ECG was carried out to observe an absence or presence of irregular rhythm, p-waves, irregular PP interval, regular rhythm and arterial activity Saw-tooth pattern in the ECG leads. Every outcome was recorded for further analysis and record keeping. Results: The age bracket of (40 – 55) years was reported in 111 patients (46.25%); whereas 129 patients were in the age bracket of (56 – 70) years with a mean age of (56.23 ± 8.19) years. We included 134 males (55.83%) and 106 females (44.17%). Disease duration was reported as (1 – 2) years in 142 patients (59.17%); whereas, 98 patients had a duration of more than two years (40.83%). Atrial arrhythmias frequency was reported in 22 cases (9.17%) who suffered from COPD, 53 patients had Atrial flutter (22.8%) and 31) patients had Multifocal atrial tachycardia (12.92%). Conclusion: It is concluded through research outcomes that atrial arrhythmias frequency was high in the COPD patients. Which is why every COPD case is to be examined for atrial arrhythmias. It is also important to keep a surveillance to be informed about the disease occurrence. Keywords: Atrial Arrhythmias, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Atrial Flutter and Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia. |
