TRAUMATIC HEART DISEASE: A CLINICAL STUDY OF 250 CASES OF NON-PENETRATING CHEST INJURIES AND THEIR RELATION TO CARDIAC DISABILITY
Authors: H. Arenberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1943)

Article1 August 1943TRAUMATIC HEART DISEASE: A CLINICAL STUDY OF 250 CASES OF NON-PENETRATING CHEST INJURIES AND THEIR RELATION TO CARDIAC DISABILITYH. ARENBERG, M.D.H. ARENBERG, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-2-326 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCardiac damage resulting from chest trauma has been known to occur ever since postmortem examinations became a part of medical investigation. Until recently, however, it was believed that most cases of cardiac damage were fatal, and that they occurred only in severe, penetrating chest injuries. In the past two decades, however, and particularly with the advent of electrocardiography, numerous clinical and experimental studies have demonstrated that many cases of severe cardiac damage, including rupture of the heart, result from non-penetrating chest injuries, although the thoracic cage remains intact without as much as a fractured rib.3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9,...Bibliography1. ANDERSON RC: Non-penetrating chest injuries, Brit. Med. Jr., 1940, ii, 307. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BARBER H: Contusion of myocardium, Brit. Med. Jr., 1940, ii, 520. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BECK CS: Contusion of the heart, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, civ, 104-109. Google Scholar4. BILDERBECK AC: Traumatic rupture of the heart without fracture or external lesions, Brit. Med. Jr., 1919, i, 675. Google Scholar5. BISHOP LF: Trauma and its relation to heart disease, New York State Jr. Med., 1940, xl, 1099. Google Scholar6. BOAS EP: a. Angina pectoris and cardiac infarction from trauma or unusual effort, Jr. Am. 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