UNSUSPECTED CORONARY THROMBOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH HEMIPLEGIA—A CLINICAL STUDY
Authors: Daniel L. Dozzi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 June 1939UNSUSPECTED CORONARY THROMBOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH HEMIPLEGIA—A CLINICAL STUDYDANIEL L. DOZZI, M.D.DANIEL L. DOZZI, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-12-1991 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a recent report1 reviewing 1000 consecutive, unselected autopsies for the incidence of coronary thrombosis in patients dying with a diagnosis of a cerebrovascular accident, it was found that of the 1000 cases, there were 107 with either cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis or cerebral embolism. Of these 107, there were 12 that had a coronary thrombosis in addition to the cerebral lesion; but the cardiac condition had not been diagnosed antemortem in a single case.During the study of the 1000 autopsies, there were found 41 cases of established coronary thrombosis. Since 12 of these were undiagnosed and were complicated...References1. DOZZI DL: Cerebral embolism as a complication of coronary thrombosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1937, cxciv, 824-830. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. EASTBAINCARY CFCWFL: Cardiac infarction without pain, Lancet, 1928, ii, 60. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BOYDWERBLOW LJSC: Coronary thrombosis without pain, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1937, cxciv, 814. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. PARKINSONBEDFORD JDE: Cardiac infarction and coronary thrombosis, Lancet, 1928, i, 4. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. MEAKINSEAKIN JCWW: Coronary thrombosis: a clinical and pathological study, Canadian Med. Assoc. Jr., 1932, xxvi, 18. Google Scholar6. CONNERHOLT LAE: The subsequent course and prognosis in coronary thrombosis, Am. Heart Jr., 1930, v, 705. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication January 3, 1938.Under the Diagnostic Hospital Endowment Fund of the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania.†Through the courtesy of the late Dr. Clarence A. Patten. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe coincidence of infarcts of the heart and brain an analysisCerebrovascular Pathology and Pathogenesis as a Basis of Neuroradiological DiagnosisThe Relation Between Cardiac Function and Cerebral Blood Flow in Stroke Patients. 1. Effect of CO 2 InhalationReferencesChronische Verschlußkrankheiten der ArterienDie Pathogenese von Massenblutung und Erweichung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung klinischer GesichtspunkteHEMIPLEGIA COMPLICATING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A MANIFESTATION OF CEREBROVASCULAR INSUFFICIENCYUNSUSPECTED CARDIAC INFARCTION WITH CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTSCoronary Thrombosis and Other Forms of Circulatory Insufficiency Coinciding with Cerebral ApoplexyCentral nervous system manifestations in acute myocardial infarction 1 June 1939Volume 12, Issue 12Page: 1991-1995KeywordsAutopsyDiagnostic medicineGraduate medical educationHemorrhageHospital medicineLesionsStrokeThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...