Abstract
Bacterial endocarditis in both its acute and subacute forms is increasingly common in the elderly. It is usually possible to distinguish the two forms of the disease on clinical grounds. The distinction is valuable and will be used in this chapter, although its limitations are recognized.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Anderson, H. J., and Staffurth, J. S. (1955) Lancet 2, 1055.
Angrist, A. A., Oka, M., and Na Kao, K. (1967) trang In Sommers, S. C. (ed.), Pathology Annual, Butterworth, London.
Barry W. E., and Scarpelli, D. (1962) Arch. Intern. Med. 109, 151.
Bartels, E. C. (1965) Geriatrics 20, 459.
Bedford, P. D., and Caird, F. I. (1960)In: Valvular Disease of the Heart in Old Age, Churchill, London.
Britton, K. E., Quinn, V., Ellis, S., Cayley, A. C. D., Miralles, J. M., Brown, B. C., and Ekins, R. P. (1975) Lancet 2, 141.
Burnside, J. W., and Desanctis, R. W. (1972) Ann. Intern. Med. 76, 615.
Cates, J. E., and Christie, R. V. (1951) Q. J. Med. N.S. 20, 93.
Coombs, C. F. (1923) Q. J. Med., N.S. 16, 309.
Finland, M., and Barnes, M. W. (1969) Bacterial Endocarditis, Proceedings of a National Symposium, Beecham Research Laboratory, p. 66.
Gibson, W. M. (1896) Trans. Am. Clin. Climatol. Assoc. 12, 174.
Guze, L. B., and Pearce, M. L. (1963) Arch. Intern. Med. 112, 56.
Hall, R., Amos, J., and Ormston, B. J. (1971) Br. Med. J. 1, 582.
Hall, R., Sachdev, Y., and Evered, D. C. (1975) J. Clin. Pathol. 28, 248.
Hamburger, M. (1968) Arch. Intern. Med. 122, 175.
Hayward, G. W. (1973) Br. Med. J. 2, 706, 764.
Hughes, P., and Gauld, W. R. (1966) Q. J. Med. N.S. 35, 511.
Janeway, E. (1899) Med. News 75, 257.
Kerr, A., Jr. (1964) Mod. Concepts Cardiovasc. Dis. 33, 831.
Koenig, M. G., and Kaye, D. (1961) N. Engl. J. Med. 264, 257.
Lahey, F. H. (1931) Ann. Surg. 93, 1026.
Lawson, D. H., Murray, R. M., and Parker, J. L. W. (1972) Q. J. Med. N.S. 41, 1.
Leading Article (1972) Lancet 1, 415.
Lerner, P. I., and Weinstein, L. (1966) N. Engl. J. Med. 274, 199, 259, 323, 338.
Lloyd, W. H., and Goldberg, I. J. L. (1961) Br. Med. J. 2, 1256.
McKeown, F. (1965) Pathology of the Aged, Butterworth, London.
Mills, J., Utley, J., and Abbott, J. (1974) Chest 66, 151.
Perry, C. B. (1936) Bacterial Endocarditis, John Wright, Bristol.
Portal, R. W., Besterman, E. M. M., Chambers, R. J., Sellors, T. H., and Somerville, W. (1966) Br. Med. J. 1, 563.
Registrar General’s Statistical Review of England and Wales for the Year 1973, Part 1(A) (1975) H.M.S.O., pp. 88, 89.
Ridley, M. (1969) Bacterial Endocarditis, Proceedings of a National Symposium, Beecham Research Laboratory, p. 49.
Rodbard, S. (1963) Circulation 27, 18.
Shinebourne, E. A., Cripps, C. M., Hayward, G. W., and Shooter, R. A. (1969) Br. Heart J. 31, 536.
Staffurth, J. S. (1969) Bacterial Endocarditis, Proceedings of a National Symposium, Beecham Research Laboratory, p. 30.
Starling, H. J. (1923) Q. J. Med., N.S. 16, 263.
Symons, C., Richardson, P. J., and Wood, J. B. (1971) Lancet 2, 7735.
Thomas, F. B., Mazzaferri, E. L., and Skillman, T. G. (1970) Ann. Intern. Med. 72, 679.
Wedderburn, D. (1973) trang In Brocklehurst, J. C. (ed.), Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh and London, p. 692.
Wedgwood, J. (1955) Lancet 2, 1058.
Wedgwood, J. (1961) Gerontol. Clin. Suppl. 3, 11.
Wood, P. (1962) Disease of the Heart and Circulation, 2nd edition, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1976 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Wedgwood, J. (1976). Remediable Heart Disease. In: Caird, F.I., Dall, J.L.C., Kennedy, R.D. (eds) Cardiology in Old Age. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8777-4_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8777-4_12
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4615-8779-8
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-8777-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive