Original Article
PEPTIC ULCER AS A CAUSE OF ABDOMINAL SYMPTOMS IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Abstract
SUMMARY(1) Once attention was directed to the possibility, an unsuspected number of cases of peptic ulcer complicating heart failure were demonstrated, both by x-ray and at autopsy.(2) It is suggested that many of the abdominal complaints in cardiovascular disease, heretofore explained on the basis of passive congestion, may really be due to a high incidence of acute or chronic peptic ulcer in these patients.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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