THE COURSE OF BERIBERI HEART DISEASE IN AMERICAN PRISONERS-OF-WAR IN JAPAN
Authors: Russell J. Alleman, Gene H. Stollerman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 May 1948THE COURSE OF BERIBERI HEART DISEASE IN AMERICAN PRISONERS-OF-WAR IN JAPANRUSSELL J. ALLEMAN, GENE H. STOLLERMANRUSSELL J. ALLEMAN, GENE H. STOLLERMANAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-5-949 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe literature in recent years on the cardiovascular complications of thiamin deficiency has made it more and more evident that the syndrome of "Beriberi Heart" is not limited to the classical features emphasized in the studies of Aalsmeer and Wenckebach1, 2but is subject to great variation in clinical manifestations, pathology and course. The striking variability in the course of Oriental "wet beriberi" impressed even the earlier investigators of the disease. Vedder3in 1913 in describing the clinical picture wrote: "None of the descriptive classifications are strictly accurate. 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