The Heart and the Diaphragm

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Article1 December 1931The Heart and the DiaphragmI. M. TRACE, M.D., F.A.C.P.I. M. TRACE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-6-759 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWalsh, writing in 1871 about the clinical importance of the diaphragm, said: "I am persuaded much of their silence depends less on immunity from disease of this musculo-fibrous septum, than upon the rarity with which it is examined post-mortem. Clinical ignorance is the necessary result of this neglect." And even at present the diaphragm hardly gets the clinical considerations its location and functions warrant.A musculo-fibrous structure, lined with pleuro-pericardial serosa on its upper and peritoneum on its lower surface, it separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is in close contact with the cardio-respiratory organs and important abdominal viscera....References1 HITZENBERGER K: Das Zwerchfell in gesunden und kranken Zustand, 1927, J. Springer, Wien. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 LEEGUNTHERMELENEY FSAEHE: Some of the general physiological properties of diaphragm muscle as compared with certain other mammalian muscles, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1916, xl, 446-473. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 RASUMOVNICOLSKAJA NPAB: Buffer function of diaphragm and cardio-abdomino-diaphragmatic syndrome, Am. Heart Jr., 1929, iv, 600-611. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 WIGGERS CJ: Modern aspects of the circulation in health and disease, 1923, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar5 CHRISTIAN HA: The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the heart, Oxford Monographs on Diagnosis and Treatment, Vol. iii, 1928, Oxford University Press, New York. Google Scholar6 VAQUEZBORDET HE: The heart and the aorta; studies in clinical radiology, Tr. from 2d. French ed. by J. A. Honey and J. Muay, 1920, Yale University Press, New Haven. Google Scholar7 BUTLERDANA PFHW: Diaphragm excursions normal and pathologic, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1928, clxxvi, 569-577. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 SMITH ES: Cardiolysis for chronic mediastinopericarditis, with report of two cases and review in literature to date, Med. Clin. North America, 1920, iv, 835-863. Google Scholar9 JACKSONLEE CWE: Acute massive collapse of the lungs; a discussion of its mechanism and of its relation to foreign bodies and postoperative complications, Trans. Am. Surg. Assoc., 1925, xliii, 723-766. Google Scholar10 FUNK EH: The diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases of the respiratory tract, Oxford Monographs on Diagnosis and Treatment, Vol. v, 1929, Oxford University Press, New York. Google Scholar11 HENDERSON Y: The physiology of atelectasis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1929, xciii, 96-98. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12 BLANDWHITE EFPD: Clinical significance of complete inversion of lead III of human electrocardiogram, Am. Heart Jr., 1931, vi, 333-337. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13 MACKENZIE J: Heart disease and pregnancy, 1921, H. Frowde; Hodder and Stoughton, London. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Read before the Chicago Medical Society, March 18th, 1931.†Received for publication, April 20, 1931. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDas Zwerchfell bei Lungen- und HerzkrankheitenThe Effect of Posture on Diaphragmatic Movement and Vital Capacity in Normal Subjects 1 December 1931Volume 5, Issue 6Page: 759-764KeywordsHeartImmunityPeritoneum ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...