The Pathological Physiology of the Early Manifestations of Left Ventricular Failure

Article1 January 1942THE PATHOLOGICAL PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EARLY MANIFESTATIONS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR FAILUREC. SIDNEY BURWELL, M.D., F.A.C.P.C. SIDNEY BURWELL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-1-104 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWilliam Harvey described and demonstrated the circulation of the blood in 1628, but long before there was any such adequate notion of the function or pathology of the heart the vital importance of this amazing organ was appreciated. This appreciation is attested by the position and significance of the word "heart" in the English language. Theheartis the center of objects, the essence of ideas, and it is both the seat and the synonym of love and courage. Hearts may be warm, cold, empty, full, hard, or soft. Among other materials, they may be made of oak, stone, ice,...Bibliography1. HOPE J: A treatise on the diseases of the heart and great vessels, 1846, Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. WEISSROBB SGP: Cardiac asthma (paroxysmal cardiac dyspnea) and syndrome of left ventricular failure, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 1841. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. HARRISON TR: Failure of the circulation, 1939, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore. Google Scholar4. WHITE PD: Weakness and failure of the left ventricle without failure of the right ventricle, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 1993. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HITZIGKINGFISHBERG WMFHAM: Circulation time in failure of the left side of the heart, Arch. Int. Med., 1935, lv, 112. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. BRILLMEISSNER ICWA: The rôle of coronary artery disease in the etiology of auricular fibrillation, ANN. INT. MED., 1941, xiv, 1341. Google Scholar7. YEOMANSPORTERSWANK ARRRL: Observations on certain manifestations of circulatory congestion produced in dogs by rapid infusion. B. Results in normal dogs, To be published. Google Scholar8. STEADEBERT EARV: The action of paredrinol after induction of hemorrhage and circulatory collapse, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1941, cci, 396. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. WOODSELZER PA: A new sign of left ventricular failure, Brit. Heart Jr., 1939, i, 81. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. EPPINGERBURWELLGROSS ECCSRE: The effects of the patent ductus arteriosus on the circulation, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1941, xx, 127. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. BLUMGARTWEISS HLS: The pulmonary circulation time, the velocity of venous blood flow to the heart, and related aspects of the circulation in patients with cardiovascular disease, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1928, v, 343. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. PEABODY FW: Cardiac dyspnea, The Harvey Lectures, Series 12, 1916-1917, p. 248. Google Scholar13. CHURCHILLCOPE EDO: The rapid shallow breathing resulting from pulmonary congestion and edema, Jr. Exper. Med., 1929, xlix, 531. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. KINGHITZIGFISHBERG FHWMAM: Recurrent laryngeal paralysis in left ventricular failure, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxviii, 691. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Read at the Boston Meeting of the American College of Physicians, April 22, 1941.From the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Medical Clinic of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPhysical signs in congestive heart failureThe Heart In Pregnancy 1 January 1942Volume 16, Issue 1Page: 104-112KeywordsBloodHeartHospital medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...