A SURVEY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE CONCEPTS OF CORONARY DISEASE AND ITS MANAGEMENT

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Article1 November 1947A SURVEY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE CONCEPTS OF CORONARY DISEASE AND ITS MANAGEMENTLOUIS N. KATZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.LOUIS N. KATZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-5-705 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCoronary disease is one of the most important diseases afflicting mankind. As the medical profession has reduced infantile mortality, improved sanitation, developed antibiotics and learned to deal with epidemic diseases, there has been a constant shift towards an increase in the frequency of degenerative diseases, like hypertension, arteriosclerosis, cancer, and their sequelae. Arteriosclerosis is thus becoming an ever growing problem and it will continue to grow in importance as the population becomes older. Arteriosclerosis is not a matter of aging, though it is more common in the elderly. It is a disease which affects not only old people, but also... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Morning Lecture, Twenty-Eighth Annual Session, American College of Physicians, Chicago, May 1, 1947.From the Cardiovascular Department, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago. This department is supported in part by the Michael Reese Research Foundation. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChanges in bradykinin level in coronary sinus blood after the experimental occlusion of a coronary arteryTHE DESIGN OF PROPER EXPERIMENTS TO INVESTIGATE CLINICAL ANGINA PECTORIS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING THE DETERMINANTS OF CORONARY FLOW IN CONSIDERING THERAPY OF ANGINA PECTORISPriscoline in the therapy of dysmenorrheaTransfusion Treatment of Shock Due to Myocardial InfarctionCervical Vagus—Sympathetic Block in Pulmonary EmbolismCardiac painThe dynamics of muscle tonus and its relationship to circulatory failure Part III 1 November 1947Volume 27, Issue 5Page: 705-722KeywordsAgingAntibioticsElderlyHypertensionMortalitySanitation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...