Myxedema; Presentation of a Group of Cases Illustrating Phases of the Disease Which Are Receiving Attention in Recent Literature

Article1 August 1937MYXEDEMA; PRESENTATION OF A GROUP OF CASES ILLUSTRATING PHASES OF THE DISEASE WHICH ARE RECEIVING ATTENTION IN RECENT LITERATUREA. RAVIN, M.D.A. RAVIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-2-302 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent investigations of myxedema have greatly increased our knowledge of the disease. Attention has been directed to newly recognized symptoms, to changes in the cholesterol and carbohydrate metabolism, and especially to the heart findings. The following case histories are presented because they illustrate these and other features of the disease. Since the cardiovascular changes in myxedema have been the object of so much discussion, they have been stressed in this article. 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