AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATT
Authors: WILLIAM B. PORTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 August 1937AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATTTHE SIGNIFICANCE OF CARDIAC ENLARGEMENT CAUSED BY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA*WILLIAM B. PORTER, M.D., F.A.C.P., JAMES P. BAKER JR., M.D.WILLIAM B. PORTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES P. BAKER JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-2-370 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFollowing the establishment of a fistulous connection between an artery and a vein, there occur changes in the dynamics of the circulation which result in varying degrees of cardiac enlargement and of dilatation of the involved artery and vein proximal to the fistula. The extent of the changes depends mainly upon the size of the vessels involved and the caliber of the fistula.1In 1924 Holman1, fexpressed the opinion that the dilatation of the proximal artery and vein was an adjustment mechanism for the accommodation of the increased volume of blood flowing through the artery-vein fistulous system. These conclusions...Bibliography1. REID MR a. : The effects of arteriovenous fistula upon the heart and blood vessels, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1920, xxxi, 43-50. b. LEWIS, T., and DRURY, A. N.: Observations relating to arteriovenous aneurysm, Heart, 1923, x, 301-389. c. HOOVER, C. F., and BEANS, A. J.: The diagnosis and pathologic physiology of arteriovenous aneurysm, Arch. Int. Med., 1924, xxxiii, 1-22. d. HARRISON, T. R., DOCK, W., and HOLMAN, E.: Experimental studies in arteriovenous fistulae; cardiac output, Heart, 1924, xi, 337. e. MATAS, R.: On the systemic or cardiovascular effects of arteriovenous fistulae, Internat. Clin., 1925, ii, 58. f. HOLMAN, E.: Experimental studies in arteriovenous fistulae. III. Cardiac dilatation and blood vessel changes, Arch. Surg. 1924, ix, 856-879. Google Scholar2. MORITZVON TABORA FD: Über eine Methode, beim Menschen den Druck in oberflaechlichen Venen exakt zu bestimmen, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1910, xcviii, 475. Google Scholar3. ROBBWEISS GPS: A method for the measurement of the velocity of the pulmonary and peripheral venous blood flow in man, Am. Heart Jr., 1933, viii, 650. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HODGESEYSTER FJJA: Estimation of transverse cardiac diameter in man, Arch. Int. Med., 1926, xxxvii, 707. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. LAPLACE LB: Observations on the effect of an arteriovenous fistula on the human circulation, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1935, clxxxix, 497-506. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. QUATTLEBAUM JT: Arteriovenous aneurysm, Am. Heart Jr., 1937, xiii, 95-103. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. GREEN HD: Coronary blood flow in aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation and in arteriovenous fistula, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1935, cxv, 94-104. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Richmond, Virginia*Presented in abstract at the meeting of the Association of American Physicians, May 4 and 5, 1937. Received for publication June 19, 1937.From the Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.The operations were done by Dr. I. A. Bigger, Chief of the Surgical Staff, Hospital Division, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie vascul�r und kardial dekompensierte Form der arterio-ven�sen Fistel traumatischer GeneseKrankheiten der GefäßeWHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASES* HAROLD J. STEWART, M.D., F.A.C.P.SOME STUDIES IN THE MECHANISM OF CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY*GEORGE HERRMANN, M.D., F.A.C.P., GEORGE M. DECHERD JR., M.D., F.A.CP. 1 August 1937Volume 11, Issue 2Page: 370-378KeywordsArteriesBlood vesselsBlood volumeFistulasVeins Issue Published: 1 August 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...