Abstract
Pathological findings by E. C. G. were observed with 35 cases of 106 patients of chronic tonsillitis treated. Most of the changes were not serious. There were 25 cases of abnormal ST. T., 5 cases of abnormal R spine, 2 cases of abnormal P spine, one case of low electric potential, and 2 cases of PQ prolongation. It took at least 12 days after operation, before E. C. G. recovered normalcy. Many of the 35 cases had deep and wide fossa tonsillaris superior filled with pus, and were generally tonsillitis atrophicans. With the group of patients of inflammation of Waldeyer's ring, 40% showed abnormal E. C. G. There were 14 cases of abnormal ST. T., 6 cases of abnormal R spine, and 3 cases of abnormal P spine. In no case the patient complained of any heart symptom as the chief complaint. The subjective symptoms were palpitation with 7 cases, general exhaustion with 17 cases, stiff shoulders with 10 cases, and generally there was very little subjective symptom related to the heart. The abnormalcy of E. C. G. disappeared with over 88% of the cases by operative elimination of the foci.
