Evening star., 1955-11-08

JaetDS conference at tDhich DR..
Paul Dudley White disclosed
yesterday that President Eisen-
homer tDiH leave the hospital
Friday.
DR.. White 4. Good morn
ing ladies and gentlemen. / viii
try to speak slowly this morning
remembering the rebuke last
time. This is my last report from
Colorado and it consists Of good
news again.
First. / win speak Of the
Presidents present condition: In
the first place, there has been
no evidence Of any complica-
tions. We are all very pleased
naturally.
Now as to the particular de-
tails. There have been no symp.
toms: that is, complaints lin the
way OF shortness Of breath. OF
pain, or weakness, with his in
creased activity. That Is very
important: No symptoms with
his increased activity.
And now he is walking up
steps. This morning he had q
fair amount of activity. He went
up 10 steps without any difficulty
whatsoever. And he went with
us-walked to the elevator and
walked from the elevator Of the
hospital to the microscope room
-X-ray room-where we fiuoro-
scoped him. And Of that ! will
speak In q moment. the results
Of that study.
Excellent Weight
Second, the physical examina-
tion is good. This includes his
weight. He went down even a
little below it. but now he is
back again. It is an excellent
weight, / think 172, isn't it.
General Snyder?-172.
The pulse rate is excellent.
Seyenty-two and regular when
I examined him Sunday after
noon. toward the end Of the day
and he had had moderately
busy day.
The blood pressure was ideal
You can have q wide range Of
normal blood pressure. and his
happened TO be $50 systolic and
80 diastolic--which is Just about
perfect.
DR.. Snyder-130 over 80.
DR.. White 130 over 30. as We
say.
Heart Sounds Good
His heart sounds are good
no murmurs. There is no eVi-
dence Of congestion Of the lungs,
or any other part Of the body.
His electrocardiogramS have
had. as we have said before
his electrocardiograms have had
q normel evolution: Slow change
toward the-probably q perma-
nent pattern of q scar-which is
common. Most individuals who
have coronary thrombosis have
q permanent. change in the elec-
trocardiogram due to. the scar
that Is present in the heart.
which is the usual result. And
we expect that. There have been
no new Developments there. In
other words, It's all right. Not
normal. but we don't expect It'll
to be normal.
Now, as 70 the X-ray which
] spoke OF - the X-ray study
which I spoke of before as be-
ing so important. The week be-
fore last his x-ray film showed
no enlargement Of the heart it.
self the one taken this last week
wasshoWed no enlargement or
the heart itself.
But we are interested in the
Horoscope study to see what the
strength Of the beat might be.
And so we viewed his chest under
the Horoscope this morning.
And the heart beat was good.
And again there was no evidence
Of any enlargement Of the heart
itself.
Tests Satisfactory
Other tests. which include the
blood. urine and so on. are per-
fectly satisfactory. So much for
his present condition.
Next, as to his immediate fu-
ttre. We shall, in another month.
or so, appraise his condition
again. It Is probable that / shall
so to Gettysburg In about q
month and make another check
up. We can increase the interval
certainly nov. and can see
whether this favorable condition
continues. or with increased ac-
tivity there might be something
different develop. Don't expect
It. but 1t is important to make
such an appraisal and q months
time now should be adequate for
that.
Now Of course. DR.. Snyder win
continue to follow him with DR..
Mattingly when he returns East
We can tell better again after
another month the extent Of
his cardiac reserve. And the car
diac reserve. Of course, includes
the heart muscle strength, and
the coronary blood supply--those
two. So far, he has shown under
the present program no limitA-
tion Of either. but we don't know
yet what increased activity
might bring.
Now as to the immediate plans.
We have all--himself included
decided that Friday the llth,
IN the morning, win be the time
for his takeoH from here.
@. Friday when?
Arrive in Afternoon
The exact time win be an
nounced later. So that he VIII
arrive Iii Washington In the
afternoon All those plans will
be announced later. the details
Of them.
After = few days in Wash
ington.