SINUS BRADYCARDIA IN ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER
Publication: Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume 36, Number 1
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INTRODUCTION
Sinus tachycardia is widely recognized as one of the classic features of active rheumatic fever, but the fact that an abnormally slow heart rate is often present during the acute phase of this disease has received little emphasis.
Apparently the first report discussing the occurrence of sinus bradycardia in acute rheumatism was that of Andrieu and Aujalen1in 1936. Later, Keith2commented on the pulse rates observed in a large series of rheumatic children. He found that many cases developed a heart rate slower than normal as the acute phase of the illness subsided. Bradycardia was noted to occur...
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Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume 36 • Number 1 • 1 January 1952
Pages: 146 - 151
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Published in issue: 1 January 1952
Published online: 1 December 2008
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SINUS BRADYCARDIA IN ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER. Ann Intern Med.1952;36:146-151. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-36-1-146
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