LONG-STANDING CASES OF AURICULAR FIBRILLATION WITH ORGANIC HEART DISEASE; SOME CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Authors: William A. Evans
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Article1 March 1936LONG-STANDING CASES OF AURICULAR FIBRILLATION WITH ORGANIC HEART DISEASE; SOME CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONSWILLIAM A. EVANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.WILLIAM A. EVANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-9-1171 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe onset of auricular fibrillation is generally considered an unfavorable event in the course of organic heart disease. The reports in the literature indicate that the average duration of life after the onset of fibrillation is a matter of a few years comparable to that following the onset of malignant neoplastic disease. White1gives two to three years as the average duration. Of a group of 173 fatal cases Willius2found the average duration one year and three months. In 20 cases of auricular fibrillation associated with rheumatic heart disease Jones3found an average duration of three years and six...Bibliography1. WHITE PD: Prognosis in heart disease in relation to auricular fibrillation and alternation of the pulse, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1919, clvii, 5. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WILLIUS FA: Auricular fibrillation and life expectancy, Minn. Med., 1920, iii, 365. Google Scholar3. JONES HW: Some points in the prognosis of auricular fibrillation, Lancet, 1926, ii, 640. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. CLERCSTIEFFEL AR: Pronostic de l'arythmie complete, Bull. et mem. Soc. méd. d. hôp. d. Paris, 1927, li, 1139. Google Scholar5. FRICKKENNICOTT DJRH: Auricular fibrillation; a review of a series of cases, Calif. and West. Med., 1928, xxviii, 779. Google Scholar6. COOKSON H: The etiology and prognosis of auricular fibrillation, Quart. Jr. Med., 1929-30, xxiii, 309. Google Scholar7. HEITZ J: Un cas d'arthymie complete permanente evoluant depuis trente-deux ans, Arch. d. mal. d. coeur, 1914, vii, 116. Google Scholar8. VAQUEZ : Quoted by Heitz.7 Google Scholar9. LASLETT EE: A case of auricular fibrillation of 15 years' duration, Lancet, 1927, i, 1290. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. LEWIS T: Clinical disorders of the heart beat, 6 Ed., 1925, Shaw and Sons, London. Google Scholar11. BRACHMAN DS: Auricular fibrillation, Lancet, 1921, i, 374. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. MOHLERLINTGEN HKC: Auricular fibrillation, Penn. Med. Jr., 1931, xxxv, 68. Google Scholar13. CAMPBELL M: The etiology of auricular fibrillation, Guy's Hosp. Rep., 1929, lxxix, 261. Google Scholar14. LEVINE SA: Auricular fibrillation: some clinical considerations, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1917, cliv, 43. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. WHITE PD: Observations on functional disorders of the heart, Am. Heart Jr., 1926, i, 527. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. MCEACHERNBAKER DBM: Auricular fibrillation, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1932, clxxxiii, 35. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. LEVINEFULTON SAMN: The relation of hypertension to mitral stenosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1928, clxxvi, 465. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. COFFEN TH: The favorable prognosis of auricular fibrillation, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1923, lxxxi, 440. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. LAWSLEVINE CLSA: Clinical notes on rheumatic heart disease with special reference to the cause of death, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1933, clxxxvi, 833. CrossrefGoogle Scholar20. STROUDLAPLACEREISINGER WDLBJA: The etiology, prognosis, and treatment of auricular fibrillation, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1932, clxxxiii, 48. CrossrefGoogle Scholar21. YATER WM: Pathologic changes in auricular fibrillation and in allied arrhythmias, Arch. Int. Med., 1929, xliii, 808. CrossrefGoogle Scholar22. LEVIN L: Auricular fibrillation: prognostic criteria, Jr. Med. Soc. N. J., 1930, xxvii, 514. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication September 5, 1935.From the Medical Clinic of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAtrial Fibrillation-a Review of Course and PrognosisAtrial fibrillation in syphilitic aortic insufficiencyAuricular fibrillation of twenty-two months' duration, with return to normal sinus mechanism without the aid of quinidineAuricular fibrillation with congestive failure and no other evidence of organic heart disease 1 March 1936Volume 9, Issue 9Page: 1171-1177KeywordsAtrial fibrillationCardiovascular therapyHospitals ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...