CERTAIN INFECTIONS IN THE BACKGROUND OF PATIENTS WITH CORONARY OCCLUSION
Authors: John T. King
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 March 1942CERTAIN INFECTIONS IN THE BACKGROUND OF PATIENTS WITH CORONARY OCCLUSIONJOHN T. KING, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN T. KING, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-3-462 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor some years the question of etiology has held a fascination for many of us who are interested in the cardiovascular disorders of middle and late life. In what way do persons who experience a sudden occlusion of a coronary artery at the average age of about 60 years differ from the generality of mankind? Are they members of unfortunate families, victims of improper habits of activity or diet, or do they smoke, drink, or exercise too violently? Is the "pace of modern life" too brisk or demanding?I confess to an inability to establish a constitutional type as a...Bibliography1. BLUMER G: Letter to the editor, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 1177. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CAHAN JM: Rheumatic heart disease in Philadelphia school children, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, x, 1752. Google Scholar3. CHRISTIAN HA: Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the heart, Oxford Monographs on Diagnosis and Treatment, 1928, iii, 260. Google Scholar4. DAVISKLAINER DMJ: The rôle of hypertension per se in the development of coronary sclerosis, Am. Heart Jr., 1940, xix, 193. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. GROSSOPPENHEIMER HBS: The significance of rheumatic fever in the etiology of coronary artery disease and thrombosis, Am. Heart Jr., 1936, xi, 648. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. GROTEL DM: Etiologic factors in atherosclerosis of 134 cases, Klin. Med., Moscow, 1940, xviii, 34. (Trans. and Abstr. in Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1940, v, 114.) Google Scholar7. JONESROGERS NWAL: The incidence of streptococcal infection in cardiovascular sclerosis, ANN. INT. MED., 1935, viii, 834. Google Scholar8. JONESROGERS NWAL: Chronic infections and atherosclerosis, Med. Jr. Australia, 1939, i, 851. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. KAHN MH: Etiologic factors in angina pectoris; an analysis of 82 cases in private practice, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1926, clxxii, 195. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. KLOTZ O: Rheumatic fever and the arteries, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1912, xxvii, 181. Google Scholar11. NEWSHOLME A: National changes in health and longevity, Pub. Am. Statist. Assoc., 1920-21, xvii, 689. Google Scholar12. PERRY CB: The main branches of the coronary arteries in acute rheumatic carditis, Quart. Jr. Med., 1929-30, xxiii, 241. Google Scholar13. THAYER WS: Discussion, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1930, xlv, 167. Google Scholar14. WINTERNITZTHOMASLECOMPT MCRMPM: The biology of arteriosclerosis, 1938, C. C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. HILL AB: Principles of medical statistics, 1937, The Lancet Ltd., London. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Presented before the American Clinical and Climatological Association October 16, 1941.Received for publication October 28, 1941. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1942Volume 16, Issue 3Page: 462-471KeywordsCOVID-19Cardiovascular therapyCoronary arteriesDietEtiologyExerciseHabits ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...