THE RÔLE OF DIET AND HORMONES IN THE PREVENTION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Authors: L N KATZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 November 1955THE RÔLE OF DIET AND HORMONES IN THE PREVENTION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONLOUIS 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/10.7326/0003-4819-43-5-930 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe rôle of diet and hormones in the prevention of myocardial infarction is not definitely established, but the evidence available today strongly suggests that they do play an important rôle. Their effects are dependent chiefly upon four modes of action:1. An alteration of the personality, motivation and drive of the individual, which may place undue strain upon a vulnerable vasculature and may be the immediate precipitating cause of the infarction.2. The development of hypertension, which accelerates "wear and tear" of the coronary arteries and, in the presence of the atherogenic trigger mechanism, hastens atherosclerosis.3. The development...Bibliography1. KatzStamler LNJ: Experimental atherosclerosis, 1953, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. Google Scholar2. KatzPickStamler LNRJ: Atherosclerosis, Mod. Concepts Cardiovas. Dis. 23: 239, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. StamlerKatzPick JLNR: Nutritional-endocrinological interrelationships in the pathogenesis of hypertension and atherosclerosis over the life span, in Fourth annual report on stress, edited by Hans Selye and Gunnar Heuser, 1954, Acta, Montreal, Canada, p. 245. Google Scholar4. KatzStamlerPickRodbard LNJRS: Dietary and hormonal factors in experimental atherogenesis and blood pressure regulation, Recent Progress in Hormone Research 11: 401, 1955. Google Scholar5. KatzStamlerPick LNJR: The role of the hormones in atherosclerosis, 1954, Proceedings of the Symposium on Atherosclerosis, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Washington, D. C., N.A.S.-N.R.C. Publication 338: 236, 1954. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *From the Symposium on Acute Myocardial Infarction, presented at the Thirty-sixth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1955.From the Cardiovascular Department, Medical Research Institute, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.†This work was supported by the Chicago Heart Association, National Heart Institute, Michael Reese Research Foundation, and by other benefactors, and carried out in collaboration with Dr. Ruth Pick, Dr. Simon Rodbard and Dr. Jeremiah Stamler. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEffects of Caponization on Body Weight, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Variables in Hypertensive and Hypotensive Turkey LinesEffects of Estrogen and Progestogen Treatment on the Response of the Aorta of Male Rats to Hypertension: MORPHOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL STUDIESDie Grundstoffe der NahrungExperimental atherosclerosis as observed in the chickenDie Coronarerkrankungen. Coronarinsuffizienz, Angina pectoris und HerzinfarktAcute myocardial infarction in a city hospitalLIPOPROTEINS IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASEEarly age of menopause in young women with fatal acute myocardial infarctionThe epidemiology of atherosclerosis among a random sample of clothing workers of different ethnic origins in New York CityTHE DESIGN OF PROPER EXPERIMENTS TO INVESTIGATE CLINICAL ANGINA PECTORIS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING THE DETERMINANTS OF CORONARY FLOW IN CONSIDERING THERAPY OF ANGINA PECTORISSex hormone deficiency of adrenal origin in older men and women 1 November 1955Volume 43, Issue 5Page: 930-941KeywordsAtherosclerosisDietHeartHormonesHypertensionInfarctionInsulinMotivationMyocardial infarctionPancreas ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...