So-Called "Infarction Type" Electrocardiographic Changes Following Paroxysmal Tachycardia

Case Reports1 September 1947SO-CALLED "INFARCTION TYPE" ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES FOLLOWING PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIASYLVAN D. SOLARZSYLVAN D. SOLARZSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-3-447 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe problem of the early diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the age group of those serving in the armed forces has been difficult. In the early days of the emergency the diagnosis was not made promptly because of the lack of experience with this disease in relatively young men. The easy availability of electrocardiograms has made the diagnosis more certain in many instances, but at the other extreme there has been the tendency to err on the conservative side and to read too much into the tracings. Then too, relatively rare conditions have been called infarction without careful analysis with...Bibliography1. GEIGER AJ: Electrocardiogram simulating those of coronary thrombosis after cessation of paroxysmal tachycardia, Am. Heart Jr., 1943, xxvi, 556. Google Scholar2. ZIMMERMAN SL: Transient T-wave inversion following paroxysmal tachycardia, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1944, xxix, 598. Google Scholar3. EISAMAN JL: Electrocardiograms simulating posterior myocardial infarction after cessation of paroxysmal tachycardia, Am. Heart Jr., 1945, xxx, 401. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. WARD LS: Abnormal electrocardiogram following recovery from paroxysmal tachycardia, Am. Heart Jr., 1946, xxxi, 645. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CAMPBELL M: Inversion of T-waves after long paroxysms of tachycardia, Brit. Heart Jr., 1942, iv, 49. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication November 1, 1946.†From the Cardiovascular Section, Wakeman General Hospital, Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Present address: Michael Reese Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Rhythmusstörungen des Herzens (einschließlich der intramuralen Leitungsstörungen und des Alternans)Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia of prolonged duration 1 September 1947Volume 27, Issue 3Page: 447-454KeywordsAge groupsArmed forcesCyclic adenosine monophosphateElectrocardiographyInfarctionMyocardial infarctionTachycardia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...