Cardiac Work and the Chair Treatment of Acute Coronary Thrombosis

Article1 January 1954CARDIAC WORK AND THE CHAIR TREATMENT OF ACUTE CORONARY THROMBOSISWALTER S. COE, M.D.WALTER S. COE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-1-42 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIn the past two years there has been considerable interest in and much discussion of the "chair treatment" for acute coronary thrombosis. This interest and discussion was stimulated principally by the observations of Levine,1 who has questioned whether the recumbent position in bed is the optimal posture for putting the heart at rest. 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BECKER, M.D.Management of Coronary Thrombosis 1 January 1954Volume 40, Issue 1Page: 42-48KeywordsHeartHospital medicineMedical servicesPostural controlThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...