Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
President Ideal Patient,
Heart Specialist Reports

iIlSt NePOTN
DR.. White-No. That Is not
because he has already had hi,
attack. you see.
@. DR.. White, some Of tht
specialists at Western Reserve
have recommended that you con.
slider surgery in the President''
case
DR.. White-Yes-may I come
back to that shortly? I woult
like to finish my note about ap.
precautions Of various groups.
Calls Him Ideal Patient
And finally. in the way Of ap.
precautions. I want to expires.
my appreciation to the Presi.
dent himself as being an idea
patient.
And this morning. when J
went in to see him. ! am sure
you would be pleased to know
that he was wearing the pa.
janas with the I'VE stars
daughter) = embroidered witt
the words Much Better, Thanh
You" that the press corps al
the Denver White House hac
presented him with.
And l had the pleasure of PIN
ming on a sixth star-for good
behavior. Much laughter.)
This sixth star - which
might add was engraved on the
back ITO D. D. e. for good be-
havior, October. l955"--inter-
ested him very much because
he said. it was the first time he
had been--received any award
for-not good behavior, what
was the word?
DR.. Snyder-Good conduct.
DR., White-Good conduct In
his IS years (more laughter)
But because this might set q
that would be dif1icult
to carry on-many others of my
patients are very well behaved
II would say that the sixth star
can be given only to those who
already have five stars,
Coronary Recurrence
@. Doctor, There have been
I am sure you are well aware OF
a number Of so called expert
pieces about coronary thrombosis
in the papers and in the maya
zines in recent weeks. reciting
various percentages. What. sir.
is your eyaluation-your per-
centage Of recurrence Of a coro-
nary in a man aged IS?
DR.. White-Well. it's impos-
sible to make any estimate. ]
have a good many patients who
have gone for 20 years or more
In good health after one attack
Of coronary thrombosis. It is
impossible to prophesy in any
given case. And incidentally,
every patient is different from
any other. Each case has to be
treated and diagnosed independ-
emily Of any rules.
There are general estimates.
A good many patients will have
second attacks. sometimes many
years apart. A good many don't.
And I haven't my own latest
figures. ! am beginning follow
up so that eventually-even
another tirme-I might have some
such figures. But 5 great many
patients have only one attack
and are quiet wen afterward..
Not An Easy Answer
@. Can you break that down
n PERCENTAGES for US?
DR.. White-I win try to have
hat for you sometime. / think
t would be--might be mislead-
ng to make any rough estimates
how. Unless some of my col
eagues would like to comment?
DR.. Mattingly, have you any
hing to add to that?
DR.. Mattingly-I can give you
! series of a per cent who have,
and I can give you q series of
zero per cent who haven't. So
you have to be very broad.
DR.. White-You see
DR.. Mattingly-Quite q num-
Der OF them have turned around
and died from malignancy five
Or six years later and never had
coronary or went on
and lived another 20 or 80 years.
DR.. White-You have got to
have, really. q thousand cases
for adequate appraisal. and they