Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
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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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #2770 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/4707 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | on-irritable-heart-a-clinical-study-of-a-form-of-functional-cardiac-disorder-and-its-consequences |