[Cardiac presentations in patients with SARS].
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 90 bpm, and the heart rates after mild exercises in 72.1% of patients with SARS exceeded 100 bpm.


CONCLUSIONS
SARS, which mainly resulted in pulmonary damage, may involve heart.
Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China. cm6141@sina.com.cn
Ming
M
Chen
Yong
Y
Huo
Na
N
Huo
Wei
W
Gao
Xiaoyuan
X
Xu
Jie
J
Jiang
D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome