肺心病患者的猝死,国内尚未见报道。本文40例猝死者均为肺心病住院患者,已基本恢复或处于稳定状态时,突然发生意想不到的立即或在6小时内死亡者(排除了各种人为的死亡如自杀、中毒、过敏等)。猝死者占肺心病死亡者448例的8.93％。本组猝死年龄30～71岁,50～60岁为数最多(29例)。既往病史中肺心病合并冠心病者为数最多(19例),占47.5％; Sudden death of patients with cor pulmonale, has not been reported in China. The 40 cases of sudden death were hospitalized patients with pulmonary heart disease, has been basically restored or in a stable state, unexpected unexpected immediate or within 6 hours of death (excluding a variety of man-made deaths such as suicide, poisoning, allergies, etc.) . Sudden death accounted for 8.93% of 448 cases of death from pulmonary heart disease. Sudden death in this group aged 30 to 71 years old, 50 to 60 years old the highest number (29 cases). The history of history of pulmonary heart disease with coronary heart disease were the highest number (19 cases), accounting for 47.5%;