PAROXYSMAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA:
Authors: CLAYTON J. LUNDY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 January 1934PAROXYSMAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA:AN ETIOLOGICAL STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE TYPE*CLAYTON J. LUNDY, M.D., LAWRENCE L. MCLELLAN, M.D.CLAYTON J. LUNDY, M.D., LAWRENCE L. MCLELLAN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-7-812 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptParoxysmal tachycardia of ventricular origin is a cardiac disorder which, because of its severity, deserves and has received much study. There are, however, questions as to its mechanism and etiology that are still unanswered. This is our warrant for reporting three cases and for recording the results of a survey of the literature on this subject. We have endeavored to get facts as to the causes that excite its outbreak as well as to the nature of the heart disease which underlies this condition. 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