ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN DIPHTHERIA
Authors: Samuel S. Altshuler, Kelse M. Hoffman, Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 August 1948ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN DIPHTHERIASAMUEL S. ALTSHULER, KELSE M. HOFFMAN, PATRICK J. FITZGERALDSAMUEL S. ALTSHULERSearch for more papers by this author, KELSE M. HOFFMANSearch for more papers by this author, PATRICK J. FITZGERALDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-2-294 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe free use of the electrocardiogram in military hospitals and an epidemic of diphtheria among unimmunized troops presented an opportunity for a reëvaluation of the non-specific electrocardiographic changes occurring in diphtheritic infections.During combat, diphtheria was not a serious problem among the United States Forces, European Theater. Following the surrender of Germany in May 1945 and the closer concomitant contact of troops with the indigenous population, the incidence of the disease increased rapidly and reached epidemic proportions in the first five months of 1946. The incidence of diphtheria among troops of the United States Forces, European Theater and in the...Bibliography1. SCHULZE HA: Diphtheria in the United States Army in Europe, Med. Bull. Office of the Chief Surgeon, European Command, 1947, ii, 2-26. Google Scholar2. GRAYBIELMCFARLANDGATESWEBSTER ARADF: Analysis of the electrocardiograms obtained from 1,000 young healthy aviators, Am. Heart Jr., 1944, xix, 524. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BALL D: Diphtheritic myocarditis, with a report of two cases, Am. Heart Jr., 1945, xxix, 704. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 12, 1947.From the Medical Service, 97th General Hospital, APO 757, c/o PM, N. Y., N. Y.†Chief of Medical Service.‡Formerly Assistant Chief of Medical Service.§Assistant Chief of Medical Service. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byElectrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with diphtheria: a prospective studyInvolvement of the Sinus Node and the Conduction System in Myocarditis and CardiomyopathyComplications of diphtheria seen during the 1978 outbreak in KhartoumA propos d'un cas de myocardite diphtériqueThe 1970 Epidemic of Diphtheria in San AntonioRICHARD V. MCCLOSKEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., JERRY J. ELLER, M.D., MARTHALYN GREEN, M.D., M.P.H., CHARLES U. MAUNEY, Ph.D., S. E. M. RICHARDS, M.B., Ch.B.Electrocardiographic alterations in diphtheriaDie diagnostische und prognostische Bedeutung des EKG bei der DiphtheriemyokarditisDiphtheritic myocarditis simulating myocardial infarctionThe electrocardiogram in diphtheritic myocarditisProgressive myocardial damage following recovery from diphtheriaCORONARY MIMICRY: NORMAL VARIANTS, AND PHYSIOLOGIC, PHARMACOLOGIC AND PATHOLOGIC INFLUENCES THAT SIMULATE CORONARY PATTERNS IN THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM*HENRY J. L. MARRIOTT, M.D.Diphtheria 1 August 1948Volume 29, Issue 2Page: 294-305KeywordsApolipoproteinsArmed forcesDiphtheriaElectrocardiographyMedical services ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...