CORONARY THROMBOSIS

Abstract

A review of 108 cases of coronary thrombosis served as the basis for the material presented in this article. Of the 108 patients 57 were known to have died and 51 were considered as follow-up patients. The latter group consisted of two divisions: those who had made regular visits to the outpatient department and those who had not been seen or heard of since their last visit to the outpatient department. Questionnaires were then sent to the latter patients to determine the status of their health. The final results of this questionnaire showed that 26 patients were still living, 77 were deceased and the status of 5 is unknown. The history of medically classified cases of coronary thrombosis is a relatively short one. The first case of coronary thrombosis was recognized and proved at autopsy by Hammer¹ in 1876. In 1912 J. B. Herrick² described the classic picture