Abstract
I. Impairment of pulmonary function, and its relation to prognosis
Causes of the deaths were investigated in 92 patients with fa r -advanced tuberculosis during the past decade. Among the causes, deaths directly due to the disorder of cardiopulmonary function appeared to be 28.2% (26 cases), and all of them showed dyspnea of V grade of HughJones, many showed right ventricular hypertrophy on ECG according to Sokolow & Lyon's criteria, cyanosis, edema, sputum expectoration, wheezing and vital capacity below 11.
