AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATT

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Article1 September 1937AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATTPAROXYSMAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA: REPORT OF THREE CASES; MECHOLYL USED AND INEFFECTIVE IN TWO*NEUTON S. STERN, M.D., F.A.C.P.NEUTON S. STERN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-3-519 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe comparative rarity of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia, and the opportunity to report upon the ineffective use of mecholyl in proved cases suggested the presentation of these cases.CASE REPORTSCase 1. S. B. C., female, single, aged 75, seen in consultation with Dr. Otis S. Warr. She was admitted to the Baptist Memorial Hospital December 25, 1936, for pain in her chest, cough and expectoration. Diagnosis was made of bronchopneumonia and hypertension, the blood pressure being 155 systolic and 110 diastolic on admission. Three days later she became semicomatose, cyanotic, with shallow breathing of the Cheyne-Stokes type. Blood pressure 135... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Memphis, Tennessee*Received for publication June 18, 1937. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByVentricular tachycardia in children without heart diseaseSimultaneous tachycardiasParoxysmal ventricular tachycardia of prolonged durationMeasures Used in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiac ArrhythmiasLes effets de l'injection intraveineuse d'acetylcholine chez lhommePAROXYSMAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAThe effect of acetylcholine on the mammalian heart 1 September 1937Volume 11, Issue 3Page: 519-526KeywordsBlood pressureBreathingHypertensionPneumoniaSystolic pressureThoraxVentricular tachycardia Issue Published: 1 September 1937 PDF DownloadLoading ...