Treatment of Angina Pectoris and Congestive Heart Failure by Total Ablation of the Thyroid in Patients Without Thyrotoxicosis

Article1 June 1934TREATMENT OF ANGINA PECTORIS AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE BY TOTAL ABLATION OF THE THYROID IN PATIENTS WITHOUT THYROTOXICOSISX. WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PRE- AND POSTOPERATIVE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT*H. L. BLUMGART, D. D. BERLIN, DAVID DAVIS, J. E. F. RISEMAN, A. A. WEINSTEINH. L. BLUMGARTSearch for more papers by this author, D. D. BERLINSearch for more papers by this author, DAVID DAVISSearch for more papers by this author, J. E. F. RISEMANSearch for more papers by this author, A. A. WEINSTEINSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-12-1469 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the treatment of patients with congestive failure and angina pectoris, one not infrequently finds that despite all available medical measures the patients, while improved, nevertheless continue to remain chronically incapacitated. It is well recognized that exercise, emotion and other factors which increase cardiac work tend to increase congestive heart failure and angina pectoris. The enforcement of diminished activity or complete bed rest benefits patients by reducing the demands on the heart. The use of sedatives and the action of digitalis in reducing the ventricular rate in auricular fibrillation have a similar effect.3,10,27The same considerations underlie the treatment of...Bibliography1. 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