Cardiac presentations in patients with SARS / 北京大学学报(医学版)

Objective: To investigate the impact of SARS on heart initially. Methods: the clinical and laboratory data of 86 patients with SARS were collected and analyzed statistically. Results: In recovery phase, the rest heart rates in 64% of patients with SARS exceeded 90bpm, and the heart rates after mild exercises in 72.1% of patients with SARS exceeded 100bpm. Conclusion: SARS, which mainly resulted in pulmonary damage, may involve heart.