IMPENDING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Authors: Leo Waitzkin
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Article1 September 1944IMPENDING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONLEO WAITZKIN, M.D.LEO WAITZKIN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-21-3-421 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1937 Feil,1 and Sampson and Eliaser2 described "preliminary" or "premonitory" pain in 15 (50 per cent) and 29 (48.1 per cent)† of their cases of acute myocardial infarction.Since this subject is deemed of considerable importance, we are recording our experience and impressions. Of 61 consecutive cases of acute infarction treated in the past two years, 17 had premonitory symptoms. They are summarized in table 1. Additional data are given in 5 cases.The symptoms have the following characteristics:1. There may be one or more episodes of spontaneous prolonged cardiac pain, mild or severe, with or without a...Bibliography1. FEIL H: Preliminary pain in coronary thrombosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1937, cxciii, 42-48. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SAMPSONELIASER JJM: The diagnosis of impending acute coronary artery occlusion, Am. Heart Jr., 1937, xiii, 675-686. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ECKSTEINGREGGPRITCHARD RWDEWH: The magnitude and time of development of the collateral circulation in occluded femoral, carotid, and coronary arteries, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1941, cxxxii, 351-361. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ALLEN EV: Sudden occlusions of the arteries of the extremities, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin., 1935, x, 678. Google Scholar5. FALK OP: The causes and prevention of sudden death in coronary disease, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1942, cxix, 1250-1252. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. LINDERKATZ ELN: Papaverine hydrochloride and ventricular fibrillation, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1941, cxxxiii, 155-160. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. LEROYSNIDER GVSS: The sudden death of patients with few symptoms of heart disease, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1941, cxvii, 2019-2023. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. SALLEY SM: Unusual atropine effect on ventricular tachycardia, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1932, clxxxiii, 456. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication April 16, 1943.From the Medical Service, U. S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia.†The validity of this percentage is questioned, since it is not based on the total number of cases, but on an unstated fraction—27 cases. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byApproach to the management of unstable anginaCoronary anatomy and arteriography in patients with unstable angina pectorisUnstable angina pectoris: National cooperative study group to compare medical and surgical therapyCoronary Heart Disease: Some Historical, Nosological, and Clinical AspectsAccelerated Angina PectorisSTUDIES ON THE SEVERE TYPE OF ANGINA PECTORISIntermediate Coronary SyndromeThe Effects of Intravenous Aminophylline upon the Coronary Blood-Oxygen ExchangeChanges in the precordial electrocardiogram produced by extension of anteroseptal myocardial infarction 1 September 1944Volume 21, Issue 3Page: 421-430KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionArmed forcesInfarctionMedical servicesMyocardial infarction Issue Published: 1 September 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...