THE DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC ANEURYSM WITH REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: LOUIS H.  SIGLER, J. JACOB  SCHNEIDER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 March 1935THE DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC ANEURYSM WITH REPORT OF TWO CASESLOUIS H. SIGLER, M.D., J. JACOB SCHNEIDER, M.D.LOUIS H. SIGLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. JACOB SCHNEIDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-9-1033 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere are comparatively few reports of aneurysms of the heart in American literature. The condition is not common, and most of the reported cases are foreign. In a review of 12,000 autopsies Lucke and Rea1 found 321 instances of all aneurysms. Of this number only 15 were cardiac, indicating an incidence of 1.25 per 1,000 autopsies and 4.64 per cent of the total number of aneurysms.According to Sternberg284.6 per cent of aneurysms of the heart are produced by coronary artery disease. 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