Spontaneous Rupture of the Heart; Perforation of the Interventricular Septum
Authors: Albert S. Hyman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1930)

Article1 February 1930Spontaneous Rupture of the Heart; Perforation of the Interventricular SeptumALBERT S. HYMAN, M.D.ALBERT S. HYMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-8-800 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRupture of the heart is always of serious moment; death is said to follow almost instantaneously. This is especially true of the so-called "spontaneous ruptures" of the heart where the underlying pathology has in most cases been due to a previous disturbance in the circulation of the coronary vessels.Ruptures of the heart as a result of trauma, gunshot, or penetrating wounds are, however, not necessarily fatal. I have reported the instance of a young negro who was able to run nearly a quarter of a mile with a knife blade sticking through his chest and piercing the left ventricle....References1 HYMANFISHER ASJL: Posttraumatic Disturbances of the Heart, Am. Heart Journ., 1926, ii, 61. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 VAUGHAN GT: Suture of Wounds of Heart, J. A. M. A., 1909, lii, 429. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 CONSTANTINI H: Surgical Treatment of Heart Wounds, Jour. de Chir., 1920, xvi, 383. Google Scholar4 HESSE E: End Results of Heart Suture, Policlinico, Rome, 1925, xxxii, 699. Google Scholar5 BUCKLEY RC: Spontaneous Rupture of Heart, Am. Journ. Path., 1928, iv, 249. Google Scholar6 LOCKE EA: Five Cases of Spontaneous Rupture of Heart, Boston M. & S. Journ., 1927, cxcvii, 955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 MILLER J: Spontaneous Rupture of Heart, Canad. M. A. J., 1928, xix, 74. Google Scholar8 SMILESMIDDLETON CJWS: Spontaneous Rupture of the Heart, Wisconsin M. J., 1928, xxvii, 497. Google Scholar9 THOMASTATTERSALL CJSR: Two Cases of Spontaneous Rupture of the Heart, Brit. M. J., 1927, i, 1096. Google Scholar10 DAVENPORT AB: Spontaneous Rupture of Heart; Statistical Summary, Am. Journ. Med. Sci., 1928, clxxvi, 62. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 HODGE BL: Spontaneous Rupture of Right Ventricle, Brit. Med. Journ., 1927, i, 1096. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12 HINTON JW: Indirect Injury to Heart by Needles and Similar Foreign Bodies, J. A. M. A., 1929, xciii, 266. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13 VAQUEZ H: Diseases of the Heart, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1924, 398. Google Scholar14 CABOT R: Facts on the Heart, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1926, 540. Google Scholar15 PARSONNETHYMAN AEAS: Applied Electrocardiography, Macmillan, New York, 1929. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York*From the Witkin Foundation for the Study and Prevention of Heart Disease, Beth David Hospital, New York City.†Read in a Symposium on Heart Disease at the Metropolitan Medical Society, New York, Jan. 22, 1929. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThirteen-year survival with acquired interventricular septal defect after myocardial infarctionPerforation of the infarcted interventricular septumCardiac rupture with perforation of interventricular septum. Report of two cases 1 February 1930Volume 3, Issue 8Page: 800-807KeywordsCardiovascular therapyHeartLeft ventricleLongitudinal studiesThorax Issue Published: 1 February 1930 PDF downloadLoading ...