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On irritable heart; a clinical study of a form of functional cardiac disorder and its consequences.

Amer. J. med. Sci., n.s. 61, 17-52. 1871.

“Da Costa’s syndrome.” This was first described by Myers (No. 2768) and is now known as “effort syndrome,” “soldier’s heart,” “disordered action of the heart.” More recently it has been considered an early recognition of one aspect of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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