Statistical analysis of cases of acute and subacute rheumatism, chiefly in reference to the proportion of cardiac complications / by Thomas Bevill Peacock, M.D.

Peacock, Thomas B. (Thomas Bevill), 1812-1882.

Date:: 1869

Credit: Statistical analysis of cases of acute and subacute rheumatism, chiefly in reference to the proportion of cardiac complications / by Thomas Bevill Peacock, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Had no cardiac symptoms or signs . . . Males . 101-,k Females 5 f Had slight symptoms only .... Males . Female. 1 j Had slight signs only Males . 6 (_ ^ Females 8 ■{ Had slight symptoms and signs . . . Males . 01 -, Female, l]^ May be inferred to have been witliout cardiac complica- tions 28, or 54 p. c. Of the others— Had pericarditis Peri- and endocarditis Endocarditis Old disease The cases of decided cardiac complications were therefore 23, or 1 case in 2*2, or 45-09 p. c. The cardiac complications were recent in 15 cases, or 1 in 3-4, or 29*4 p. c. And old in 8 cases, or 1 in 6'3 or 15*6 p. c. Taking the two series of cases together, 70 in number— Were entirely free from cardiac complications 18, or 1 in 3'8j or 25-7 p. c. Had slight symptoms or signs or both 20, or 1 in 3*5, or 28-5 p. c. And regarding all these as healthy, were without complication 38, or 1 in 1-57, or 54-2 p. c. Presented decided cardiac complication 32, or 1 in 2-18, or 45-7 p. c. Of these being recent 24, or 1 in 2-9, or 32-2 p. c. And old 8, or 1 in 8*7, or 11-4 p. c. Of the cases of recent complication were cases of peri- and endocar- ditis Q* or 1 in 11-6, or 8 5 p. c. Were cases of endocarditis 18, j- or 1 in 3-8, or 25-7 p. c. The cases of acute rheumatism and scarlatina were both free from cardiac complication, as was also the case in which the patient had typhoid. Taking the whole of the 73 cases, 21, or 1 case in 3*47, or 28*7 p. c. were entirely free and 20, or 1 in 3*6, or 27*3 p. c. had only slight symptoms or signs, making 41 uncom^^li- cated cases, or 1 in 1*7, or 56*1 p. c, while 32 had decided complication, or 1 case in 2-28, or 43-8 p. c. The following is an abstract of the cases of cardiac compli- cation, and their result:— * In 2, and probably 3, of these cases, there was also old disease, t In S of these cases, however, there was probably also old disease. . 0 . Males . 4 . Males . Females 5 J . Males . 4l o Females 4 J$