猝死是指平素“健康”的人或患者病情已基本稳定好转,突然发生意想不到的急死。常见病因为冠心病,心肌病、心肌炎等,临床上慢性肺心病猝死病例亦不罕见。近年来逐渐被临床工作者所重视。我院1981年1月至1986年6月住院肺心病死亡111例中,猝死15例,占13.5％,分析如下。临床资料本组病例:男性6例,女性9例;年龄最小43岁,最大84岁,平均年龄61.8岁;慢性支气管炎病程最短8年,最长25年,平均13.5年;住院天数最 Sudden death refers to the usual “healthy” person or patient condition has basically stabilized and improved, suddenly unexpected unexpected dying. Common causes of coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, etc., clinical cases of sudden death of chronic pulmonary heart disease is not uncommon. In recent years, clinical workers are gradually valued. Our hospital from January 1981 to June 1986 hospitalized death of pulmonary heart disease in 111 cases, 15 cases of sudden death, accounting for 13.5%, as follows. Clinical data The group of patients: 6 males and 9 females; the youngest 43 years old, the largest 84 years old, average age 61.8 years; chronic bronchitis duration of the shortest 8 years, up to 25 years, an average of 13.5 years;