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A REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DURING 1941

ASHTON GRAYBIEL, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1942;70(2):303-342.

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THE HEART IN WARTIME, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA

Nearly every one sensible of the war has felt its impact in some degree. Those within sight and sound of the shock of battle are affected most, but the rest do not escape. In addition to direct injury, disease and starvation, the increase in physical and psychologic stress and strain will most assuredly result in increased wear and tear on the body, including the cardiovascular system. The hours and the tempo of work will be increased, and older persons will forego, or will be called back from, retirement. There will be many causes and occasions for grief and anxiety. And the wholesale readjustment resulting from war will cause much concern.

Just how this will affect the incidence and aggravation of heart disease will never be known exactly. But already there have been many instances of the development of angina pectoris, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
With the Editorial Assistance of Paul D. White, M.D. BOSTON

From the Cardiac Clinic of the Massachusetts General Hospital.