Paroxysmal Auricular Fibrillation in Association With Hiatus Hernia; Report of a Case

Case Reports1 March 1943PAROXYSMAL AURICULAR FIBRILLATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH HIATUS HERNIA; REPORT OF A CASEWILLIAM D. STUBENBORD, M.D.WILLIAM D. STUBENBORD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-18-3-406 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptParoxysmal auricular fibrillation has been described many times. The inciting factors are numerous, varied, and often difficult to determine. This arrhythmia may take place in the presence of organic heart disease as well as in hearts which show no variation from the normal. Not infrequently, the inciting factor is due to alcoholic drinking or to some gastrointestinal disorder.The association of hiatus hernia with heart disturbances is now well established. Harrington,1in a review of 60 cases of hiatus hernia, had seven cases which were diagnosed as heart disease. Recently, Gilbert2stated that hiatus hernia may induce attacks of paroxysmal...Bibliography1. HARRINGTON SW: Diaphragmatic hernia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, x, 987-994. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. GILBERT NC: Influence of extrinsic factors on the coronary flow and clinical course of heart disease, Bull. New York Acad. Med., 1942, 83-91. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. LEVY RL: Auricular fibrillation with regular ventricular rhythm and rate over sixty, Arch. Int. Med., 1926, xxxviii, 116-128. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. LEWIS WH: Anatomy of the human body, by H. GRAY, 1936, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, xxiii, 900-904. Google Scholar5. JACKSON CM: Morris's human anatomy, 1914, P. Blakiston Co., Philadelphia, v, 954-958. Google Scholar6. BRILL IC: Auricular fibrillation; the present status with a review of the literature, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, x, 1487-1502. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication June 8, 1942. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1943Volume 18, Issue 3Page: 406-409KeywordsAlcoholicsArrhythmiaAtrial fibrillationCardiovascular therapyHeartHernia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1943 PDF downloadLoading ...