CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY; FORTY-TWO HEARTS WEIGHING 750 GRAMS OR MORE
Authors: G. F. Strong, D. S. Munroe
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 June 1940CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY; FORTY-TWO HEARTS WEIGHING 750 GRAMS OR MOREG. F. STRONG, M.D., F.A.C.P., D. S. MUNROE, M.D.G. F. STRONG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, D. S. MUNROE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-12-2253 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptVery large hearts are noted occasionally in any autopsy series, and formerly were usually ascribed to the effect of one of the infectious types of heart disease. During 1937 and 1938 there were 1372 autopsies performed at the Vancouver General Hospital, and among these were found 42 instances of hearts weighing 750 grams or more. Analysis of this group shows that the infectious type of heart disease is less commonly the cause of hypertrophy of this extent than are degenerative changes. Since it was our intention to study only the so-called "cor bovinum" we arbitrarily chose a weight approximately twice...Bibliography1. ASCHOFF L: Lectures on pathology, 1924, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York, p. 135. Google Scholar2. PARKINSON J: Enlargement of heart (Lumleian Lecture), Lancet, 1936, i, 1337. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SMITH HL: Relation of weight of heart to weight of body and of weight of heart to age, Am. Heart Jr., 1928, iv, 79. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. CABOT RC: Facts on the heart, 1926, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. Google Scholar5. WHITE PD: Heart disease, 1931, MacMillan Co., New York, p. 455. Google Scholar6. OPHÜLS W: A statistical survey of three thousand autopsies from the Department of Pathology of the Stanford University Medical, Stanford Univ. Pub., Univ. Series, Med. Sci., Palo Alto, 1926, i, 195, 242. Google Scholar7. BRINES OA: An analysis of 1535 autopsies, Am. Jr. Clin. Path., 1932, ii, 37. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. GRANT RT: After histories for 10 years of 1,000 men suffering from heart disease, study in prognosis, Heart, 1933, xvi, 275. Google Scholar9. BOYD W: Personal communication. Google Scholar10. PALMER JH: The development of cardiac enlargement in disease of the heart: a radiological study. Spec. Reports Series number 222, Medical Research Council, 1937. Google Scholar11. STRONGCAVERHILL GFMR: Coronary sclerosis, Northwest Med., 1937, xxxvi, 73. Google Scholar12. COFFENCAREY THHA: Examination of over 3,000 school children for heart disease, Northwest Med., 1928, xxvii, 184. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Vancouver, British Columbia*Received for publication July 12, 1939. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe king of hearts: Analysis of 23 patients with hearts weighing 1,000 grams or moreMassive cardiac hypertrophyIdiopathic myocardial hypertrophy∗Bibliography 1 June 1940Volume 13, Issue 12Page: 2253-2264KeywordsAutopsyCardiac hypertrophyCardiovascular therapyHeartInfectious diseases Issue Published: 1 June 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...