The Response of the Cardiovascular System to Respiratory Strain: A Measure of Myocardial Efficiency
Authors: Allan Eustis
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1932)

Article1 January 1932The Response of the Cardiovascular System to Respiratory Strain: A Measure of Myocardial EfficiencyALLAN EUSTIS, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.ALLAN EUSTIS, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-7-842 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe importance of determining the functional capacity of the myocardium in organic heart disease has engaged the attention of cardiologists for many years; but in 1922, Brittingham and White,1after a careful study of the tests then in use, concluded that there was no satisfactory test for cardiac function. During this same year Frost2arrived at the same conclusion, and at the annual meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors of America, he described a new cardiorespiratory test developed in collaboration with Dwight, which was being used by the New England Life Insurance Company in evaluating cardiac cases....References1 BRITTINGHAMWHITE HPD: Cardiac functional tests, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1922, LXXIX, 1901. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 FROST HM: A study of cardiovascular reaction to abnormal variations of intrathoracic pressure, Proc. of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors of America, 1922. Google Scholar3 FROST HM: The response of the cardiovascular system to respiratory exertion, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1924, CXCI, 853. Also: Hypertension and longevity, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1925, CXCIII, 241. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 HERRMANN GR: Editorial—Some clinical tests for the estimation of circulatory-respiratory functional efficiency. Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1927, XII, 828. Google Scholar5 EUSTIS A: The Dwight-Frost cardiorespiratory test as an aid in the early recognition of myocardial efficiency, South. Med. Jr., 1926, XIX, 585. Also: The diagnosis and care of the failing heart muscle, New Orleans Med. and Surg. Jr., 1926, LXXIX, 50. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 EUSTIS A: The diagnosis of myocardial insufficiency: Results with a modification of the Dwight-Frost cardiorespiratory test, New Orleans Med. and Surg. Jr., 1929, LXXXI, 605. Google Scholar7 SCHMITZ HW: Vital capacity, respiration, frequency of pulse rate, and systolic blood pressure in heart disease, Arch. Int. Med., 1925, XXXVI, 628. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 MACKENZIEWELLSDEWISYLVISAKER LFPVEGLS: Flarimeter tests of circulatory fitness, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, CLXXX, 372. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, La.*Presented at the Baltimore meeting of the American College of Physicians, March 24, 1931. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBreath-Holding as a Measure of Physical FitnessCardiac Functional Tests 1 January 1932Volume 5, Issue 7Page: 842-857KeywordsCardiovascular therapyHeart diseasesLongitudinal studiesMyocardiumRespiratory system ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1932 PDF downloadLoading ...