THE INITIAL VENTRICULAR COMPLEX OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN CORONARY THROMBOSIS
Authors: L. Feldman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Article1 June 1936THE INITIAL VENTRICULAR COMPLEX OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN CORONARY THROMBOSISL. FELDMAN, M.D.L. FELDMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-12-1714 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe changes in the final ventricular complex, the T-wave, and in the S-T segment of the electrocardiogram in coronary thrombosis have been extensively studied, both experimentally and clinically, since the early works of Herrick,1 Smith,2 and Pardee.3 As a result, it has been generally accepted that characteristic changes do occur in the majority of the cases, following an attack of coronary thrombosis.In contrast, the changes in the initial ventricular complex have, up to recent years, received much less attention. Smith2and Wearn4observed that in coronary thrombosis the initial ventricular complex may not rarely be of a very small...References1. HERRICK JB: Thrombosis of the coronary arteries, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1919, lxxii, 387. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SMITH FM: Ligation of coronary arteries with electrocardiographic studies, Arch. Int. Med., 1918, xxii, 8. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. PARDEE HE: An electrocardiographic sign of coronary artery obstruction, Arch. Int. Med., 1920, xxvi, 244. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. WEARN JT: Thrombosis of coronary arteries, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1923, clxv, 250. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. OPPENHEIMERROTHSCHILD : Electrocardiographic changes associated with myocardial involvement, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1917, lxix, 429. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. PARDEE HE: Clinical aspects of the electrocardiogram, First Ed., 1924, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., N. Y., p. 82. Google Scholar7. WILSON WJ: Cardiac clinic with electrocardiographic demonstrations, Ann. Clin. Med., 1926, v, 238. Google Scholar8. PARKINSONBEDFORD JDE: Successive changes in the electrocardiogram after cardiac infarction, Heart, 1928, xiv, 195. Google Scholar9. LEVINE SA: Coronary thrombosis—its various clinical features, Medicine, 1929, viii, 245. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. FENICHELKUGEL NMVH: The large Q-wave in the electrocardiogram, a correlation with pathological observation, Am. Heart Jr., 1931, vii, 234. Google Scholar11. STRAUSSFELDMAN SL: The significance of the large Q in Lead III, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1933, lxxv, 87. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. EDEIKENWOLFERTH : Incidence and significance of deep Q in Lead III, Am. Heart Jr., 1932, vii, 695. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. ZISKIN T: Clinical significance of the electrocardiogram with large Q in Lead III, Arch. Int. Med., 1932, l, 435. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. FELDMANHILL LH: The electrocardiogram of the normal heart in pregnancy, Am. Heart Jr., 1934, x, 110. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. WILSONMACLEODBARKERJOHNSTONKLOSTERMAN FNAGPSFDLL: The electrocardiogram in myocardial infarction with particular reference to the initial deflection of the ventricular complex, Heart, 1933, xvi, 155. Google Scholar16. WINTERNITZ M: The initial complex of the electrocardiogram after infarction of the human heart, Am. Heart Jr., 1934, ix, 616. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. BARNES AR: Q and T types of electrocardiograms; their comparative and complementary value in indicating occurrence of acute myocardial infarction, Am. Heart Jr., 1934, ix, 722. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. DURANT TM: The initial ventricular deflection of the electrocardiogram in coronary disease, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxviii, 225. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. WALLACE AW: The Q-wave in the electrocardiogram, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxviii, 498. CrossrefGoogle Scholar20. BARNES AR: Correlation of initial ventricular complex with situation of acute myocardial infarction, Am. Heart Jr., 1934, ix, 728. CrossrefGoogle Scholar21. BARNES AR: Electrocardiographic pattern observed, following coronary occlusion, complicated by pericarditis, Am. Heart Jr., 1934, ix, 734. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication January 14, 1936.From the Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIII. Correlation of electrocardiographic and pathologic findings in anteroposterior infarctionÜber die Entstehung des HerzinfarktsExperimentelle Untersuchungen über die Entstehung des Infarktbildes im Extremitäten-EKGDie Klinik der Coronarerkrankungen 1 June 1936Volume 9, Issue 12Page: 1714-1724KeywordsElectrocardiographyHospital medicineThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...