THE MANAGEMENT OF PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA INCLUDING THE USE OF MECHOLYL
Authors: Philip W. Morgan
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1943)

Article1 November 1943THE MANAGEMENT OF PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA INCLUDING THE USE OF MECHOLYLPHILIP W. MORGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.PHILIP W. MORGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-5-780 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptParoxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is a common functional heart disorder of all ages but particularly of young adults without organic heart disease. Relatively few attacks are seen by physicians, since attacks cease spontaneously or the patient has learned ways of stopping them. Of the persons seeking medical aid for this arrhythmia, a few find their attacks resist ordinary physical means and oral therapy and persist for hours and sometimes many days before they spontaneously cease. 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