SERIAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER; REPORT OF 62 CASES
Authors: N S BLACKMAN, C I HAMILTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 September 1948SERIAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER; REPORT OF 62 CASESNORMAN S. BLACKMAN, M.D., CHARLES I. HAMILTON JR., M.D.NORMAN S. BLACKMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES I. HAMILTON JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-3-416 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONPurpose and MaterialAlthough no electrocardiographic pattern is specific or diagnostic of acute rheumatic carditis, it is well known that changes do occur which can be correlated with the clinical findings of this disease. Abnormalities of the electrocardiogram which are often seen in acute rheumatic fever have also been recorded in other diseases such as pneumonia, diphtheria, influenza, brucellosis, and typhoid. The value of the electrocardiogram in the diagnosis of myocarditis is well established.1It is generally accepted that increase in the PR interval frequently occurs in acute rheumatic carditis. Less well-known abnormalities of the electrocardiogram have been reported,...Bibliography1. WHITE PD: Heart disease, 2nd Ed., 1942, Macmillan Co., New York. Google Scholar2. PARDEE HE: Electrocardiographic findings in rheumatic heart disease, Am. Jr. Med., 1947, ii, 528. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. PARDEE HE: Clinical aspects of the electrocardiogram, 4th Ed., 1942, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ROTHSCHILDSACKSLIBMAN MABE: The disturbances of the cardiac mechanism in subacute bacterial endocarditis and rheumatic fever, Am. Heart Jr., 1927, ii, 356. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CROSSFIELD HC: Electrocardiograms in rheumatic heart disease in children, Am. Jr. Med., 1946, i, 36. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. TARANSZILAGI LMN: The duration of electrical systole (Q-T) in acute rheumatic carditis in children, Am. Heart Jr., 1947, xxxiii, 14. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. MASTER AM: Low voltage T-waves in the electrocardiogram, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1931, clxxxi, 211. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. COHNSWIFT AE: Electrocardiographic evidence of myocardial involvement in rheumatic fever, Jr. Exper. Med., 1924, xxix, 1. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. PORTEPARDEE DHE: The occurrence of the coronary T-wave in rheumatic pericarditis, Am. Heart Jr., 1929, iv, 584. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. : Nomenclature and criteria for diagnosis of diseases of the heart, 4th Ed., 1945, New York Heart Assoc., New York. Google Scholar11. MASTER AM: The effect of sodium salicylate on the normal human electrocardiogram, Am. Heart Jr., 1927, iii, 180. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. WYCKOFFDEGRAFFPARENT JACS: The relationship of the auriculoventricular conduction time in rheumatic fever to salicylate therapy, Am. Heart Jr., 1930, v, 586. Google Scholar13. COHN AE: An investigation of the relation of the position of the heart to the electrocardiogram, Heart, 1921-22, ix, 311. Google Scholar14. KATZ LM: Electrocardiography, 1941, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 97. Google Scholar15. GRAYBIELWHITE APD: Electrocardiography in practice, 1946, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar16. TARAN LM: Clinical and laboratory diagnostic criteria of rheumatic fever in children, Am. Jr. Med., 1947, ii, 368. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. BLACKMAN NS: The normal serial electrocardiogram. To be published. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 17, 1948.†Formerly Captain, M. C., Chief of Medicine, AAF Regional Station Hospital, Fort George Wright, Washington.‡Formerly Captain, M. C., Chief of Medicine, Station Hospital, Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byErkrankungen des EndokardRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (TENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD W. BOLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., WALLACE GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), L. MAXWELL LOCKIE, M.D., F.A.C.P., MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D.DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF RHEUMATIC FEVERElectrocardiographic abnormalities in patients exhibiting anxietyRheumatic Fever in Airmen: Stigma Analysis with Some Controlled Observations on Convalescent Depression and Arthralgias 1 September 1948Volume 29, Issue 3Page: 416-431KeywordsBrucellosisDiphtheriaElectrocardiographyHospital medicineMyocarditisPneumoniaRheumatic feverTyphoidYoung adults ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...