Some Unusual Cardiac Complications of Hyperthyroidism*†
Authors: CARTER SMITH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1933)

Article1 February 1933Some Unusual Cardiac Complications of HyperthyroidismA Report of Four CasesCARTER SMITH, M.D., H. CLIFF SAULS, M.D., F.A.C.P.CARTER SMITH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, H. CLIFF SAULS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-6-8-1097 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOccasionally we encounter patients with heart disease who have none of the usual etiological or associated diseases, viz., hypertension, the rheumatic syndrome, or lues. Obscure hyperthyroidism must be excluded in these cases. Since 1924 there have been numerous publications on hyperthyroidism masked as heart disease. Levine and Walker1 recently reviewed the literature and reported eleven such cases.Thyrotoxicosis imposes a tremendous burden on the heart. Even with the patient at rest the work of the heart in an individual with hyperthyroidism is comparable to that of the normal heart when undergoing the most strenuous exercise.2If this overactivity is continued...Bibliography1 LEVINEWALKER SAGL: Further observations on latent hyperthyroidism masked as heart disease; angina pectoris, New England Jr. Med., 1929, cci, 1021-1030. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 BURWELLSMITHNEIGHBORS CSWCD: Output of heart in thyrotoxicosis, with report of case of thyrotoxicosis combined with primary pernicious anemia, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1929, clxxviii, 157-168. Google Scholar3 LEVHAMBURGER MWWW: Association of angina pectoris and hyperthyroidism, Am. Heart Jr., 1928, iii, 672-681. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 PEABODYWENTWORTHBARKER FWJABI: Clinical studies on the respiration. V. The basal metabolism and the minute-volume of the respiration of patients with cardiac disease, Arch. Int. Med., 1917, xx, 468-478. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 PLUMMER WA: The blood picture in exophthalmic goiter, Minnesota Med., St. Paul, 1919, ii, 330-332. Google Scholar6 MENKIN V: Relative lymphocytosis in hyperthroidism, Arch. Int. Med., 1928, xlii, 419-424. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 MARINE D: Iodine in treatment of diseases of the thyroid gland, Medicine, 1927, vi, 127-141. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 ADLERSBERGPORGES DO: Über die Behandlung des Morbus Basedow mit Ergotamin (Gynergen), Klin. Wchnschr., Berl., 1925, iv, 1489-1493. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 YOUMANSTRIMBLE JBWH: Experimental and clinical studies of ergotamine; effect of ergotamine on basal metabolism, circulation and blood sugar of normal persons and of patients with thyrotoxicosis, Arch. Int. Med., 1931, xlvii, 612-632. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: CARTER SMITH, M.D.; H. CLIFF SAULS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Atlanta, Georgia*Received for publication February 9, 1932.†From the Medical Services of Emory University and Piedmont Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1933Volume 6, Issue 8Page: 1097-1105KeywordsCardiovascular therapyHeartHeart diseasesHypertensionHyperthyroidismMedical services ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1933 PDF downloadLoading ...