Changes Observed in the Heart Shadow in Toxic Goiter before and after Treatment

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Article1 June 1933Changes Observed in the Heart Shadow in Toxic Goiter before and after TreatmentO. J. MENARD, M.D., L. M. HURXTHAL, M.D., F.A.C.P.O. J. MENARD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, L. M. HURXTHAL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-6-12-1634 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe object of this study was to determine what changes take place in the size and shape of the heart before and after subtotal thyroidectomy for hyperthyroidism. One hundred and fifteen cases were observed in which roentgenograms were taken before and at various phases during and after treatment.CLINICAL MATERIAL: ROENTGENOGRAPHIC METHODThe group of patients studied in this report do not represent a consecutive series. Forty-six cases were followed from a consecutive series of one hundred1; the remainder were isolated cases which we have collected during the past five years. Roentgenograms were taken when the patient was first seen...References1 HURXTHALMENARDBOGAN LMOJME: The size of the heart in goiter, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1932, clxxx, 772. Google Scholar2 PARKINSONCOOKSON JH: The size and shape of the heart in goiter, Quart. Jr. Med., 1931, xxiv, 499. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 BAUERHELM JF: Über Roentgenbefunde bei Kropfherzen, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1913, cix, 73. Google Scholar4 KERRHENSEL WJGC: Observations on the cardiovascular system in thyroid disease, Arch. Int. Med., 1923, xxxi, 398. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 RÖSLER H: Das Röntgenbild des Herzens beim Hyperthyreoidismus, Wien. Arch. f. im. Med., 1928, xv, 539-546. Google Scholar6 DALY IB: Reactions of the pulmonary and bronchial blood vessels, Physiol. Rev., 1933, xiii, 149. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Read before the Symposium on Thyroid Heart Disease of the American Heart Association in New Orleans, May 1932.†From the Medical Department of the Lahey Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHerz und Kreislauf bei Störungen der SchilddrüsenfunktionKrankheiten der SchilddrüseDas Herz und der Kreislauf bei den Hyperthyreotikern 1 June 1933Volume 6, Issue 12Page: 1634-1643KeywordsCardiovascular therapyHeartHyperthyroidismLongitudinal studiesThyroidThyroidectomy Issue Published: 1 June 1933 PDF downloadLoading ...