Primary Myocardial Disease
Authors: CLOYD L. DYE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 March 1963Primary Myocardial DiseasePart I: Clinical FeaturesCLOYD L. DYE, M.D., DAVID ROSENBAUM, M.D., JOHN C. LOWE, M.D., ROY H. BEHNKE, M.D., PASQUALE D. GENOVESE, M.D., F.A.C.P.CLOYD L. DYE, M.D., DAVID ROSENBAUM, M.D., JOHN C. LOWE, M.D., ROY H. BEHNKE, M.D., PASQUALE D. GENOVESE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-3-426 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThirty-two patients with cardiomegaly and heart failure for which no discernible etiology is evident are reviewed. These patients constitute a small percentage of individuals with heart disease; but this is not a rare clinical picture, as is quite evident in view of the recent literature. Over the years there has been little added to the understanding of the basic derangement that results in heart failure in these patients. 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GENOVESE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Indianapolis, IndianaFrom the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital and Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.This work was supported in part by research grants from the Heart Research Center, grant H6308, cardiovascular training grant HTS 5363 from the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, and the Northeast Indiana Heart Association.Dr. Dye carried out this work during his tenure as a Cardiovascular Research Fellow under HTS 5363, and Dr. Lowe during his tenure as an Indiana Heart Association Student Cardiovascular Research Fellow.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Cloyd L. Dye, M.D., Indiana University Medical Center1100 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis 7, Indiana. 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BEHNKE, M.D. 1 March 1963Volume 58, Issue 3Page: 426-441KeywordsAtrial fibrillationElectrocardiographyHeartHeart failureHospital medicineMedical servicesMyocardiumResearch grantsSystoleThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1963 PDF downloadLoading ...