Auricular fibrillation and its relationship to clinical irregularity of the heart / by Thomas Lewis.

  • Thomas Lewis
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[1910?]
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Credit: Auricular fibrillation and its relationship to clinical irregularity of the heart / by Thomas Lewis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ fJcartr Vol. 1, .\o. 4, March, VJld. AURICULAR FIBRILLATION AND ITS REI.ATION8HIP IT) CLINICAL IRREGULARITY OF THE HEART.* ?>Y THOMAS LEWIS. {From the Research Laboratories, Vviversity College IJosjnial Medical School.) Contents. I'AUK HISTORICAL AND INTRODUCTORY. . .. .. 3()7 A GENERAL ACCOUNT OF COMPLETE IRREGULARITY OF THE HEART .. 310 Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..310 Etiology , The symptoms . . . . . . . . . . I The radial pidse curves . . . . . . . . The venous pidse curves . . . . . . . . Certain waves which occur in diastole . . . . . . . . 321 The electrocardiographic curves obtained by leads from the right arm and lelt leg... . j • • • • • • • • • • .125 COMPLETE IRREGULARITY OF THE HEAR'I’ IS THE RESULT OF FIRRILLATION AURICULAR 1 he irregular oscillahons seen upon galvanometric curves are due to an inco-ordinate contraction of some portion of the heart; they aie not a direct result of structural change in the heart, and are independent of movements of the somatic mus- culature . . The imegular oscillations arise in the vicinity of the auricle : the ventricular electric complex in complete irregularity is of the normal form Certain deductions from the clinical findings 32- 32: 331 333 ^ * Tlio oxponsos connectod with this work havo beoii largoly defravod I Society and tho Hrijish Medical .Association. )y grants fioni tlio Royal