HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE OF 10 TO 20 YEARS' DURATION; REPORT OF 11 CASES
Authors: Nathan Flaxman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 November 1941HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE OF 10 TO 20 YEARS' DURATION; REPORT OF 11 CASESNATHAN FLAXMAN, M.D.NATHAN FLAXMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-5-821 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt has gradually become recognized that many persons with heart disease may live long and active lives.1This seems to apply especially to cases of coronary artery and hypertensive heart disease. Isolated long-lived cases of the former etiology have been reported from time to time, but only one article, that of Janeway,2mentions many long-lived hypertensive patients. In this classic treatise on hypertensive heart disease, Janeway3included 51 patients living more than 10 years from the onset of the first important symptoms. Both Riesman4and Fahr5stressed the fact that the life expectancy in hypertension is much longer than most...Bibliography1. WHITE PD: The immediate and ultimate prognosis in heart disease, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxii, 2380-2383. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. JANEWAY TC: A clinical study of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, Arch. Int. Med., 1913, xii, 755-798. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FLAXMAN N: Janeway on hypertension; Theodore Caldwell Janeway (1872-1917), Bull. Hist. Med., 1941, ix, 505-516. Google Scholar4. RIESMAN D: High blood pressure and longevity, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, lxxxxvi, 1105-1107; Thoughts on hypertension, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, xi, 335-344. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. FAHR G: The heart in hypertension, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, cv, 1396-1400. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. FLAXMAN N: The course of hypertensive heart disease. I. Age of onset, development of cardiac insufficiency, duration of life, and cause of death, ANN. INT. MED., 1936, x, 748-753. LinkGoogle Scholar7. FLAXMAN N: The course of hypertensive heart disease, in relation to gross arteriosclerosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1938, clxxxxv, 638-644. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. FLAXMAN N: The course of hypertensive heart disease. III. Significance of bundle branch block, ANN. INT. MED., 1938, xi, 1607-1612. LinkGoogle Scholar9. VOLINIFLAXMAN IFN: Effect of nonspecific operations on essential hypertension, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc. 1939, cxii, 2126-2128. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. FLAXMAN N: Types of hypertensive heart failure, Internat. Clin., 1941, i, 25-30; Left ventricular failure due to essential hypertension, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1941, xxvi, 1891-1900. Google Scholar11. MURPHYWOODSGRILL FDRMJ: Hypertensive heart disease—its clinical-pathological manifestations, Minnesota Med., 1937, xx, 627-642. Google Scholar12. SPRAGUE HB: Mental adjustments to heart disease, the factors involved in disability, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxii, 2384-2385. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication April 5, 1941.From the Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical School. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1941Volume 15, Issue 5Page: 821-828KeywordsCardiovascular therapyCoronary arteriesEtiologyHypertensionLife expectancy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...