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M. Pomerance, S. Frucht (1934)
HEART BLOCK IN RHEUMATIC FEVERJAMA Pediatrics, 47
F. Cutts (1937)
The transitions between normal sinus rhythm, ventricular escape, A-V nodal rhythm, and A-V dissociationAmerican Heart Journal, 13
A. Wedd (1921)
NEUROGENIC IRREGULARITIES OF THE HEART IN ADULTSThe American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 162
H. Bruenn (1937)
The mechanism of impaired auriculoventricular conduction in acute rheumatic feverAmerican Heart Journal, 13
A. Wedd (1937)
Complete heart-block in acute rheumatic feverAmerican Heart Journal, 14
Nodal rhythm is one of the less common disorders of the cardiac mechanism. It may occur as a functional disturbance secondary to altered vagal tone and as such may appear after the administration of digitalis or atropine. It is occasionally encountered in arteriosclerotic heart disease, and a few authors have reported its occurrence in acute rheumatic fever. In 1937 Cutts1 reported 12 cases of interference dissociation, a variety of nodal rhythm, of which 6 were associated with acute rheumatic fever and 1 with tonsillitis. He stated that reports in English on nodal rhythm and interference dissociation have not mentioned rheumatic fever as an important cause. McMillan and Cook2 reported 2 cases of nodal rhythm occurring in the course of rheumatic fever, in 1 of which, however, digitalis had been administered. Bain3 described the case of a patient suffering from rheumatic fever who exhibited auricular fibrillation, reciprocal rhythm,
American journal of diseases of children – American Medical Association
Published: Jul 1, 1941
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