Twenty Year Follow-Up in a Case of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Case Reports1 July 1950TWENTY YEAR FOLLOW-UP IN A CASE OF WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROMEM. R. MALINOW, M.D., R. LANGENDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.M. R. MALINOW, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, R. LANGENDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-1-227 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptElectrocardiograms exhibiting a short P-R interval and a prolonged QRS complex have been reported1-4 long before the classical description of the syndrome by Wolff, Parkinson and White,5 and before the mechanism of the condition was recognized. The case to be reported here is one of the earliest instances, described by Hamburger in 1929 as showing bundle branch block.3M. S. was first seen when he was four and one-half years of age by the late Dr. W. W. Hamburger at this hospital in 1928 because of an acute respiratory infection and episodes of palpitation. A more detailed history may be...Bibliography1. Wilson FN: A case in which the vagus influenced the form of the ventricular complex of the electrocardiogram, Arch. Int. Med. 16: 1008, 1915. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Wedd AM: Paroxysmal tachycardia with reference to nomotopic tachycardia and the rôle of the extrinsic cardiac nerves, Arch. Int. Med. 27: 571, 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Hamburger WW: Bundle branch block. Four cases of intraventricular block showing some interesting and unusual clinical features, Med. Clin. North Am. 13: 343, 1929. Google Scholar4. BainHamilton CWCK: Electrocardiographic changes in rheumatic carditis, Lancet 1: 807, 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. WolffParkinsonWhite LJPD: Bundle branch block with short P-R interval in healthy young people prone to paroxysmal tachycardia, Am. Heart J. 5: 685, 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. MalinowLangendorf MRR: Different mechanisms of fusion beats, Am. Heart J. 35: 448, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Hecht HH: Personal communication. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: M. R. MALINOW, M.D.; R. LANGENDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication August 14, 1948.From the Cardiovascular Department, Medical Research Institute, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.Supported in part by the Michael Reese Research Foundation.†Herbert G. Mayer Fellow, now in Buenos Aires, Argentina. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Rhythmusstörungen des Herzens (einschließlich der intramuralen Leitungsstörungen und des Alternans)Disturbances of impulse formation and conduction in the pre-excitation (WPW) syndrome—Their bearing on its mechanismDISTURBANCES OF CARDIAC RHYTHM AND CONDUCTION IN CONGENITAL CARDIAC DISEASE: REPORT OF 5 CASES*H. MILTON ROGERS, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 July 1950Volume 33, Issue 1Page: 227-233KeywordsElectrocardiographyUpper respiratory tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...