1937/02/01 by Grace A. Goldsmith, Fredrick A. Willius · 1 citation
Medicine · Immunology and Microbiology · #Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity #Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases #Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health #Medicine #Heredity #Angina #Obesity #Overweight #Coronary artery disease #Internal medicine #Cardiology #Myocardial infarction
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Article1 February 1937BODILY BUILD AND HEREDITY IN CORONARY THROMBOSISGRACE A. GOLDSMITH, M.D., FREDRICK A. WILLIUS, M.D., F.A.C.P.GRACE A. GOLDSMITH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FREDRICK A. WILLIUS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-8-1181 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe importance of habitus in its association with certain pathologic states has been the subject of considerable discussion in recent years. The coexistence of obesity and hypertension has often been emphasized. It has been our clinical impression that many individuals who have coronary thrombosis are overweight, but no adequate statistics are available regarding this question. The tendency for abnormal degrees of arteriosclerosis and their premature manifestation to occur with unusual regularity in certain families, and the proclivity of angina pectoris to be a familial disease have been recognized for many years.To investigate the importance of bodily build and heredity... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, Minnesota*Received for publication November 3, 1936.From the Division of Medicine, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLIST OF REFERENCESDie Coronarerkrankungen. Coronarinsuffizienz, Angina pectoris und HerzinfarktRelationship of body weight to acute myocardial infarctionTHE FAMILIAL OCCURRENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, WITH OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING OBESITY AND DIABETES*†CAROLINE BEDELL THOMAS, F.A.C.P., BERNICE HIRSCHHORN COHENBODY WEIGHT VERSUS WEIGHT STANDARDS IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND A HEALTHY GROUP*STANLEY M. GARN, MENARD M. GERTLER, SAMUEL A. LEVINE, F.A.C.P., PAUL D. WHITE, F.A.C.P.Heart disease in the SouthErbbiologie und Erbpathologie des KreislaufapparatesDie Klinik der CoronarerkrankungenInfarction of the heart 1 February 1937Volume 10, Issue 8Page: 1181-1186KeywordsAnginaHeredityHypertensionObesityOverweightThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...