The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-28


 normal in 200, below normal in 64 and above normal in only o6. 1nci- dentally the blood pressure in arter- iosclerosis (hardening of the arter- ies) is quite as frequently below normal as elevated; most commonly it is nearly normal.
 Sir Wm. Osler found 44 women in his analysis of 200 cases of angina pectoris. pr. Brooks found ee women in his analysis of $50 cases of angina pectoris, and expressed the opinion that the condition is becoming more frequent among women in this country "because of the increased stress of life to which they are ob- ligated by tho modern vacations and avocations."
 or Doc Brady would delete the vacations. He suggests 1t Is rather the avocations that get 'ern. Not another word about smoking and drinking, though, until the recent irritation subsidies. But, honestly, 1t ig growing more and more difficult to tell the truth about health and hygiene.
 Sir Ashley Cooper, according to pr. Brooks, being subject ton angina pectoris, said that his life was at the mercy of any rascal who called him 0 fool. Sir Wm. Osler, in tho famous Practice of Medicine" at- tributed the same quip to John Hunter, who gaid his life waS ir tho hands Of any rascal who chose to annoy and tease him." Whether these great men made the remarks or not, oil authorities aagree that emotion Is an important cause oi the attack of angina pectoris. Although angina pectoris has beer recognized for two centuries it's lla- ture remains obscure. Various the. ories are current. The one which seems most popular ct present ii that tho attack is due to anoxeynia (insufhcient oxygen) In the hearl muscle. That ig, for some reason not enough oxygen is delivered tc tho muscle of the heart to meet iti demands.
 pr. Q. 1T. Beach of Richmond Virginia, reported in the J. A. M. A Sept. i4, '36, four cases in which at. tacks of angina pectoris occurred in patients suffering from othel than heart disease, oil making com. plete recoveries when the conditioni from which they suffered were cleared up, to wit, exopthalmic goitre, pernicious anernia, diabetes, hypothyroidisln. He concluded from his study of these cases that the paroxysms of angina occur when the available energy is not equal to tho demands made on the heart muscle. Each patient presenting anginal symptoms should be gcrus tinized with the utmost care, sug- gests pr. Beach, In order to uncover and correct any underlying conSti- tutional condition which alone or in combination with reduced supply of blood through the coronary artery (the artery which feeds the heart muscle itself) might precipitate ate tacks. ! think there is more sound medical wiscdoni in these observa. tons of Dr. Beach's than in any, thing else on the subject of recent medical literature.
 The patient, not the angina pee. toris, needs medical care.
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