On Mistaking Other Diseases for Acute Coronary Thrombosis

Article1 June 1938ON MISTAKING OTHER DISEASES FOR ACUTE CORONARY THROMBOSISJAMES B. HERRICK, M.D., F.A.C.P.JAMES B. HERRICK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-12-2079 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhen a previously misunderstood or overlooked disease has been shown to be common, when its symptoms are first described, for a time it is likely to be a front page medical news item. It is a best seller. A good illustration is afforded by appendicitis. The classic paper of Reginald Fitz in 1886 stirred surgeons and internists to a more accurate understanding of this condition, its frequency, diagnosis and—after some prolonged and lively discussion—its essentially surgical character from the standpoint of treatment. For a time there was a tendency to regard too readily nearly every acute pain in the abdomen...Bibliography1. BARNES AR: Electrocardiographic pattern observed following acute coronary occlusion complicated by pericarditis, Am. Heart Jr., 1934, ii, 734-741. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WOOD P: Changes of a T2 pattern in pericardial lesions and in stab wounds of the heart, Lancet, October 2, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. WHITE PD: The acute cor pulmonale, ANN. INT. MED., 1935, ii, 115-122. Google Scholar4. BARNES AR: Pulmonary embolism Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 1347-1353. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Read before the American College of Physicians, New York, N. Y., April 5, 1938. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Coronarerkrankungen. Coronarinsuffizienz, Angina pectoris und HerzinfarktTHE INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS OF CARDIAC INFARCTION*G. F. STRONG, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.R.C.P. (C)An intimate account of my early experience with coronary thrombosisCentral nervous system manifestations in acute myocardial infarction 1 June 1938Volume 11, Issue 12Page: 2079-2085KeywordsAbdominal painAppendicitisSurgeonsThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1938 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1938, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...