Production of arrhythmias by elevated carboxyhemoglobin in patients with coronary artery disease

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Annals of Internal Medicine; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-5-343· OSTI ID:6519035

Sheps, D S; Herbst, M C; Hinderliter, A L; Adams, K F; Ekelund, L G; O'Neil, J J; Goldstein, G M; Bromberg, P A; Dalton, J L; Ballenger, M N ^[1]

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1. Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (USA)

The object of this study was to assess the effects of exposure to 4% and 6% carboxyhemoglobin on ventricular arrhythmias in patients with coronary artery disease. This was a randomized, double-blind, crossover design. Forty-one nonsmokers with documented coronary artery disease were tested. On day 1, a training session with no exposure, the baseline carboxyhemoglobin level was measured, and a supine bicycle exercise test was done. On days 2 to 4, patients were exposed to room air, 100 ppm carbon monoxide (target, 4% carboxyhemoglobin) or 200 ppm carbon monoxide (target, 6% carboxyhemoglobin), and they then did supine bicycle exercise with radionuclide ventriculography. Ambulatory electrocardiogram recordings were made during the 4 consecutive days to determine the frequency of ventricular premature depolarization (VPD) at various intervals. The frequency of single VPD/h was significantly greater on the 6% carboxyhemoglobin day than on the room air day during the exercise period (167.72 +/- 37.99 for 6% carboxyhemoglobin compared with 127.32 +/- 28.22 for room air, P = 0.03). During exercise, the frequency of multiple VPD/h was greater on the 6% carboxyhemoglobin day compared with room air (9.59 +/- 3.70 on the 6% carboxyhemoglobin compared with 3.18 +/- 1.67 on room air, P = 0.02). Patients who developed increased single VPD during exercise on the 6% carboxyhemoglobin day were significantly older than those who had no increased arrhythmia, whereas patients who developed complex arrhythmias were also older and, in addition, exercised longer and had a higher peak workload during exercise. The number and complexity of ventricular arrhythmias increases significantly during exercise after carbon monoxide exposure producing 6% carboxyhemoglobin compared with room air but not after exposure producing 4% carboxyhemoglobin.

• OSTI ID: 6519035
• Journal Information: Annals of Internal Medicine; (USA), Vol. 113:5; ISSN 0003-4819
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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