RT Journal
A1 BENJAMIN JE, BROOKS ER
T1 TWo new diagnostic methods for patients with cardiac disease
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1919
FD March 8
VO 72
IS 10
SP 707
OP 709
DO 10.1001/jama.1919.02610100015006
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1919.02610100015006
AB 1. TACHYCARDIA 
    In the recent articles on the subject of so-called soldiers' heart, latterly termed "neurocirculatory asthenia," it is noted that this syndrome is encountered in the civilian as well as in the soldier. This fact is borne out forcibly if one is on the alert during the entrance examinations of recruits. Since the beginning of the very large draft increments, every man entering the service has been examined for evidence of cardiovascular disease. This work, formerly done parenthetically by the tuberculosis board at Camp Funston, is now conducted by medical officers of the cardiovascular board, who have had a rare experience in examining many subjects and in the detection of suggestive signs of cardiovascular disorders. At an average, during a large draft, 1,500 men pass through their hands each day. Two medical officers, working in shifts of two hours each, are responsible for this work. From 5 to 7