THE RÔLE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN THE ETIOLOGY OF AURICULAR FIBRILLATION
Authors: I. C. Brill, William A. Meissner
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 February 1941THE RÔLE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN THE ETIOLOGY OF AURICULAR FIBRILLATIONI. C. BRILL, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM A. MEISSNER, M.D.I. C. BRILL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM A. MEISSNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-8-1341 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe prevailing views concerning the rôle of coronary artery disease in the etiology of auricular fibrillation appear contradictory. Although its ultimate cause remains obscure, this arrhythmia is known to be associated with certain clinico-pathological states to which a greater or lesser degree of etiological significance is generally ascribed and among which coronary artery disease is frequently included.1, 2On the other hand, it is well known that auricular fibrillation and angina pectoris of coronary origin occur together but rarely, and it has been suggested that these two conditions are more or less incompatible.1, 2, 3Furthermore, although transient auricular fibrillation...References1. LEVINE SA: Clinical heart disease, 1936, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia and London, pp. 212 and 114. Google Scholar2. LEWIS T: Diseases of the heart, 1937, The Macmillan Company, New York, pp. 81 and 50. Google Scholar3. LEVINE SA: Coronary thrombosis: its various clinical features, Medicine, 1929, viii, 278-279. Google Scholar4. BEAN WB: Infarction of the heart. II. Symptomatology of acute attack, ANN. INT. MED., 1938, xi, 2090. Google Scholar5. MASTERDACKJAFFE AMSHL: Disturbances of rate and rhythm in acute coronary artery thrombosis, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, xi, 735. Google Scholar6. OTTO HL: The extracardiac nerves. IV. An experimental study of coronary obstruction, Am. Heart Jr., 1928, iv, 64. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. ROSENBLATT MB: Paroxysmal auricular fibrillation in the course of right heart failure due to chronic pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Heart Jr., 1938, xv, 114. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. WHITE P: Heart disease, ed. 2, 1937, The Macmillan Company, New York, p. 339. Google Scholar9. SMITH KS: The heart in pulmonary disease, Post-Grad. Med. Jr., 1930, vi, 43. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. COOKSON H: The etiology and prognosis of auricular fibrillation, Quart. Jr. Med., 1930, xxiii, 309. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. BROWN MG: The relationship of coronary arteriosclerosis to auricular fibrillation with special reference to the term "arteriosclerotic heart disease," New England Jr. Med., 1935, ccxii, 963. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. WOODSELZER PA: A new sign of left ventricular failure, Brit. Heart Jr., 1939, i, 81. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Portland, Oregon*Received for publication July 10, 1939.From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology of the University of Oregon Medical School. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMechanisms in the production of atrial fibrillation during asphyxiaDie Coronarerkrankungen. Coronarinsuffizienz, Angina pectoris und HerzinfarktAcute Alterations of the Electrocardiogram Following Thoracic SurgeryVagal sensitivity and the production of auricular fibrillation in experimentally hyperthyroid dogsStudies on the production and maintenance of experimental auricular fibrillation 1 February 1941Volume 14, Issue 8Page: 1341-1347KeywordsAnginaArrhythmiaAtrial fibrillationCoronary arteriesElectrocardiographyEtiologyLeft ventricleMitral stenosisStable coronary artery disease ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...