CONCERNING THE CORRELATION OF THE PATHOLOGY AND SYMPTOMS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Authors: Fred M. Smith
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 July 1940CONCERNING THE CORRELATION OF THE PATHOLOGY AND SYMPTOMS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASEFRED M. SMITH, M.D., F.A.C.P.FRED M. SMITH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-1-65 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe fact that it is often difficult or perhaps impossible to correlate the pathology and symptoms of coronary artery disease has led to a great deal of discussion and numerous explanations have been proposed. Developments during recent years, however, have contributed much to better understanding of the problem.Certain aspects of the pathology have a particular bearing on the diverse symptoms. In the first place, it is generally known that the heart may be normal in size in the presence of extensive sclerosis of the coronary arteries. 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