NON-PAINFUL FEATURES OF CORONARY OCCLUSION
Authors: S. Marx White
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 December 1934NON-PAINFUL FEATURES OF CORONARY OCCLUSION*S. MARX WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.S. MARX WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-6-690 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe symptoms signalling the onset of occlusion of a coronary artery with infarction, when thrombosis furnishes the determining factor in completing the closure, are striking and dramatic. In times past, certain reasons no doubt contributed to the failure of clinical recognition of the nature of the pathologic process causing the symptoms. 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DAWBER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Über die Entstehung des HerzinfarktsThe incidence of myocardial infarction without pain in 200 autopsied cases 1 December 1934Volume 8, Issue 6Page: 690-700KeywordsAnginaCoronary arteriesInfarctionThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...