Further Observations on the Heart in Myxedema

Article1 July 1934FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON THE HEART IN MYXEDEMAJ. LERMAN, M.D., R. J. CLARK, M.D., J. H. MEANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.J. LERMAN, M.D., R. J. CLARK, M.D., J. H. MEANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-1-82 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a previous paper1 we presented data dealing with changes in the size of the heart, in the blood pressure and in the electrocardiograms resulting from thyroid medication in myxedema patients. The most striking finding was a shrinkage in the transverse diameter of the heart of from 1 to 7 cm. in 20 of the 30 patients observed. Since then 18 additional patients have been studied. Forty-seven teleroentgenograms were obtained and measured. The method of study and the precautions taken were the same as those previously described.RESULTSTable 1 summarizes the changes in the size of the heart and...Bibliography1. LERMANCLARKMEANS JRJJH: Heart in myxedema; electrocardiograms and roentgen-ray measurements before and after therapy, ANN. INT. MED., 1933, vi, 1251-1271. LinkGoogle Scholar2. HALLOCK P: The heart in myxedema, with a report of two cases, Am. Heart Jr., 1933, iv, 196. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. OHLERABRAMSON WRJ: The heart in myxedema, Arch. Int. Med., 1934, liii, 165-187. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication April 16, 1934.From the Thyroid Clinic and Metabolism Laboratory of the Massachusetts General Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPERICARDIAL EFFUSION IN HYPOTHYROIDISMHerz und Kreislauf bei Störungen der SchilddrüsenfunktionKrankheiten der SchilddrüseInnere SekretionAngina pectoris and myocardial infarction as complications of myxedemaMYXŒDEMA HEART DISEASE TREATMENT AND RADIOGRAPHIC CHANGESMorbus Basedowi (Graves' Disease)1 1 July 1934Volume 8, Issue 1Page: 82-84KeywordsBlood pressureElectrocardiographyHeartHospitalsResearch laboratoriesThyroid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...