IATROGENIC HEART DISEASE
Authors: H B WEINBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Article1 January 1953IATROGENIC HEART DISEASEHARRY B. WEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.HARRY B. WEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-1-9 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIatrogenic means "caused by a physician." Iatrogenic heart disease is an illness in which symptoms referable to the heart, or symptoms interpreted by the patient as such, are produced as a result of the words or actions of a physician. It is of importance for the following reasons: (1) The disease produces considerable morbidity and may easily be more disabling than the average case of organic heart disease; (2) the disease should be and is preventable; and (3) the treatment of the disease is specific and differs from the management of any other type of cardiac disorder.The attention...Bibliography1. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Tulsa, Oklahoma*Received for publication August 15, 1952.From the Shapiro Clinic, Tulsa, Oklahoma.Read before the Iowa State Medical Society, Des Moines, Iowa, April 29, 1952. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIatrogenic anxiety 1 January 1953Volume 38, Issue 1Page: 9-22KeywordsCardiovascular therapyHeart diseasesMorbidity ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...