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MECHANISM AND TREATMENT

SOMA WEISS, M.D.; EUGENE B. FERRIS, Jr., M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1934;54(6):931-951.

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Complete auriculoventricular dissociation has been studied extensively by physiologists and clinicians. Through its unique physiologic mechanisms, the development of heart block often is associated with striking clinical manifestations. The dissociation of the cardiac chambers also permits an insight into otherwise concealed functions of the human heart. The observations to be reported here have yielded information which throws light on the mechanism and treatment of a rare type of heart block heretofore not completely understood.

REPORT OF A CASE

CASE 1.

History.

—On July 14, 1933, F. H., a white man, aged 64, was admitted to the hospital in a stuporous state, following attempted suicide with illuminating gas. The cause of this act was despondency because of fainting spells believed to be incurable, from which he had suffered for ten years. The attacks manifested themselves in sudden dizziness or fainting lasting a minute or two and were usually precipitated by swallowing . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BOSTON

From the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth Medical Services (Harvard), Boston City Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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