STUDY OF HYPERTENSION IN VETERANS

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Article1 March 1937STUDY OF HYPERTENSION IN VETERANSJOHN A. REISINGER, M.D.JOHN A. REISINGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-9-1371 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the period from October 1, 1935 to April 1, 1936, the Veterans' Administration Facility in Washington, D. C., discharged 1369 patients who had been under observation and treatment in the wards. Of this number, 82 had hypertension, which is approximately 6 per cent of the total number discharged. Riseman and Weiss1quote reports from two European hospitals in which the incidence of hypertension among the male patients examined was 9.6 per cent and 9.7 per cent respectively, and among the female patients 7.9 per cent and 25.9 per cent of the total number of women. In these reports, however,...Bibliography1. RISEMANWEISS JES: Age and sex incidence of arterial hypertension, Am. Heart Jr., 1929, v, 172-190. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. ALVAREZ WC: The surprising frequency of hypertension in a group of young drafted men, Calif. State Jr. Med., 1919, xviii, 367-370. Google Scholar3. BORDLEYBAKER JBM: A consideration of arteriosclerosis of the cerebral vessels and the pathogenesis of hypertension, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1926, xxxix, 229-263. Google Scholar4. CUTLER OI: Relation of arteriosclerosis of the cerebral vessels to hypertension, Arch. Path., 1928, v, 365-379. Google Scholar5. FULTON JF: The interrelation of cerebrum and cerebellum in the regulation of somatic and autonomic functions, Medicine, 1936, xv, 247-306. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ROOTSHARKEY HFTP: Coronary arteriosclerosis in diabetes mellitus, New England Jr. Med., 1936, ccxv, 605-612. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. BELLCLAWSON ETBJ: Primary (essential) hypertension, Arch. Path., 1928, v, 939-1002. Google Scholar8. MASTERS AM: Characteristic electrocardiograms and roentgenograms in arterial hypertension; their prognostic significance, Am. Heart Jr., 1930, v, 291-299. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Criteria for the classification and diagnosis of heart disease, New York Tuberculosis and Health Assoc., 3rd edition, New York. Google Scholar10. GOLDBLATTLYNCHHANZALSUMMERVILLE HJRFWW: Studies on experimental hypertension; production of persistent elevation of systolic blood pressure by means of renal ischemia, Jr. Exper. Med., 1934, lix, 347-379. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. WOODCASH JEJR: Experimental hypertension—observations on sustained elevation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in dogs, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1936, xv, 543-557. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Received for publication January 19, 1937.From the Cardiovascular Research Unit, Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAdolescent HypertensionStudies in hypertension 1 March 1937Volume 10, Issue 9Page: 1371-1389KeywordsHypertension Issue Published: 1 March 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...