The Heart in Acute Glomerulonephritis

Article1 September 1954THE HEART IN ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITISTIMOTHY R. MURPHY, M.D., FRANCIS D. MURPHY, M.D., F.A.C.P.TIMOTHY R. MURPHY, M.D., FRANCIS D. MURPHY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-3-510 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONAcute glomerulonephritis is a disease with an unknown etiology whose immediate clinical course has been well described. Since the classic description by Blackall1 in 1813 and Bright2 in 1827, continuous investigation has immeasurably enlarged our knowledge of the disease.The incidence of involvement of other organs, however, is still widely disputed. One of the most disputed points is the incidence of cardiac involvement in acute glomerulonephritis. 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