THE INCIDENCE OF STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR SCLEROSIS
Authors: N. W. Jones, A. L. Rogers
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 January 1935THE INCIDENCE OF STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR SCLEROSISN. W. JONES, M.D., F.A.C.P., A. L. ROGERS, A.B.N. W. JONES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, A. L. ROGERS, A.B.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-7-834 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere is a form of cardiovascular disease, seen more frequently than that due to syphilis, which is characterized by dilatation of the aorta and large vessels and a gross enlargement of the heart without special valvular defects. Its clinical course resembles that of syphilis in that symptoms referable to congestive failure make their appearance usually in the fourth and fifth decades of life. 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