THE CIRCULATION TIME (ARM TO TONGUE TIME) IN LARGE PERICARDIAL EFFUSIONS: AN AID IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN LARGE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION AND CARDIAC DILATATION
Authors: S BELLET, C S NADLER, W A STEIGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 April 1951THE CIRCULATION TIME (ARM TO TONGUE TIME) IN LARGE PERICARDIAL EFFUSIONS: AN AID IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN LARGE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION AND CARDIAC DILATATIONSAMUEL BELLET, M.D., F.A.C.P., CARL S. NADLER, M.D., WILLIAM A. STEIGER, M.D.SAMUEL BELLET, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, CARL S. NADLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM A. STEIGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-4-856 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe diagnosis of pericardial effusion is frequently difficult to establish by clinical methods. Even when roentgen study is included, the diagnosis may not be simple. In small effusions of no more than 300 c.c, the roentgenologic appearance is not sufficiently characteristic to permit its recognition. In moderate sized and large effusions the cardiac shadow may present the pear shape frequently referred to as characteristic. Nevertheless, large effusions may be confused with, and therefore must be differentiated from, an enlargement of the heart. This differentiation presents many practical difficulties. The purpose of this report is to show that the circulation time...Bibliography1. GernandtNylin BG: The relation between circulation time and the amount of the residual blood of the heart, Am. Heart J. 32: 411, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. NathansonElek MHSR: The influence of heart size on the circulation time, Am. Heart J. 33: 464, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Nylin G: On the amount of, and changes in, the residual blood of the heart, Am. Heart J. 25: 598, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. DavidBouvrain CY: Contribution à l'étude physiopathologique de la vite de circulation, Arch. d. mal. du coeur 33: 147, 1940. Google Scholar5. MeneelyChestnut GRJL: A relation between the size of the heart and the velocity of the blood, Am. Heart J. 33: 175, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. NylinMalmstrom GG: Weitere Untersuchungen über die Bedeutung der verlangerten Kreislaufzeit für die Kardiologie, Cardiologia 5: 333, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Nylin G: The dilution curve of activity in arterial blood after intravenous injection of labelled corpuscles, Am. Heart J. 30: 1, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. StewartCraneDietrick JJHFJE: Studies in the circulation in pericardial effusion, Am. Heart J. 16: 189, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 30, 1949.From the Division of Cardiology, Philadelphia General Hospital, and the Robinette Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAcute cardiac tamponade pathologic physiology, diagnosis and managementCardiovascular SystemErkrankungen des PerikardCholesterol PericarditisAn Unusual Case of Lower-Nephron Nephrosis Following Exposure to Carbon Tetrachloride 1 April 1951Volume 34, Issue 4Page: 856-861KeywordsAIDSHeartTongue Issue Published: 1 April 1951 PDF DownloadLoading ...