CARDIAC ANEURYSM WITH VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA: CASE REPORT AND BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors: E WASSERMAN, J YULES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 October 1953CARDIAC ANEURYSM WITH VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA: CASE REPORT AND BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREEDWARD WASSERMAN, M.D., JACOB YULES, M.D.EDWARD WASSERMAN, M.D., JACOB YULES, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-4-948 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBecause the clinical features are so indefinite, diagnosis of cardiac aneurysm is frequently overlooked. The following case illustrates an instance where the antemortem diagnosis was made by accumulation of certain physical signs, x-ray findings and electrocardiographic changes.CASE REPORTFirst Admission: A 67 year old retired plate glass worker was admitted to the Boston City Hospital in June, 1949, because of weakness.He had been well until two months prior to admission, when he noted the sudden onset of weakness, chills, fever and cough. 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