OXYGEN TREATMENT AND THYROID ABLATION IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASE
Authors: Alvan L. Barach, Dickinson W. Richards, W. Barclay Parsons
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Article1 May 1936OXYGEN TREATMENT AND THYROID ABLATION IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASEALVAN L. BARACH, M.D., F.A.C.P., DICKINSON W. RICHARDS, M.D., W. BARCLAY PARSONS, M.D.ALVAN L. BARACH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, DICKINSON W. RICHARDS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. BARCLAY PARSONS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-11-1513 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe primary function of the lungs is to transmit to the arterial blood coursing through them an adequate supply of oxygen from the inhaled atmospheric air. During expiration carbon dioxide and water vapor are eliminated. The delivery to the tissues of the oxygen absorbed by the arterial blood is dependent upon the heart, the peripheral circulation, the amount of functioning hemoglobin, the blood volume and other factors. If the heart action is sufficiently impaired, it is unable to maintain adequate blood flow, and the oxygen is supplied to the tissues at a tension less than that needed for proper functioning...Bibliography1. BARACHRICHARDSMILHORATLEVY ALDWATRL (a) : Effects of oxygen therapy on patients with congestive heart failure, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1929, xxvii, 308. (b) BARACH, A. L., and RICHARDS, D. W.: Effects of treatment with oxygen in cardiac failure, Arch. Int. Med., 1931, xlviii, 325. (c) LEVY, R. L., and BARACH, A. L.: Therapeutic use of oxygen in coronary thrombosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xcvi, 1363. (d) BARACH, A. L.: Therapeutic use of oxygen in heart disease, ANN. INT. MED., 1931, v, 428. (e) BARACH, A. L., and LEVY, R. 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