Note on the influence of rheumatism as a factor in the production of valvular disease / by George A. Gibson.

Date:
[1895?]
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    NOTE ON THE INFLUENCE OF RHEUMATISM AS A FACTOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF VALVULAR DISEASE. By George A. Gibson, M.D., D.Sc., FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH, AND LECTURER ON MEDICAL ANATOMY AND PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS IN THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. In order to satisfy myself with regard to the relative frequency of a rheumatic origin of valvular lesions, I have carefully examined my records of cardiac cases for the last three years. The total number of cases recorded is 134, and the larger proportion of these were observed at the Birmingham General Hospital. I have arranged them in four classes;—i, cases in which the patient had personally suffered from rheumatism; 2, those in which there was a family history of rheumatism; 3, those with entire absence of any rheumatic history; and 4, those whose history was doubtful. The cases are also tabulated according to the valve affected— whether mitral or aortic, or involving both valves. Mitral. Aortic. Both Valves. Totals. Patient rheumatic 40 8 3 51 Family rheumatic 7 0 0 7 No rheumatism 26 8 0 34 History doubtful 30 6 6 42 103 22 9 134 Under the term rheumatism I have included both acute and sub-acute forms of the disease; for my present intention is not to discover the inter-relationship of these,