Anemia as the Cause of Severe Congestive Heart Failure: Report of a Case

Case Reports1 August 1937ANEMIA AS THE CAUSE OF SEVERE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: REPORT OF A CASEELMER C. BARTELS, M.D., F.A.C.P.ELMER C. BARTELS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-2-400 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThat anemia can be the primary cause of organic heart disease is doubtful; it can, however, give rise to quite abnormal subjective and clinical signs. For such disturbances to arise it is necessary for the anemia to be severe. It may be of the type characterized by a low level of the hemoglobin and a moderate reduction of the erythrocytes or of the type in which both factors are reduced. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication December 1, 1936.From the Medical Department of Lahey Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCLINICAL PROFILE AND COMMON CAUSES OF HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, NORTHERN KERALASystolic time intervals in anemic children with or without congestive heart failureSystolic time intervals in chronic severe anaemia and effect of diuretic and digitalis.Observations on beriberi heart disease 1 August 1937Volume 11, Issue 2Page: 400-404KeywordsAnemiaCardiovascular therapyHeart diseasesHeart failureHemoglobin Issue Published: 1 August 1937 PDF DownloadLoading ...