RT Journal
A1 Dock W
T1 YEar book of cardiovascular medicine and surgery.
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1969
FD August 1
VO 124
IS 2
SP 253
OP 253
DO 10.1001/archinte.1969.00300180125032
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1969.00300180125032
AB Summaries of important contributions, 1965 through 1968, in all fields of clinical and experimental cardiovascular problems are presented with cogent discussion by the editors following most items. These latter comments are invaluable even when very brief, for they correlate what is new with related observations, and they emphasize significant features.A general discussion of normal and altered function (89 pages) includes pharmacology and cardiac pacing; 41 pages are devoted to heart disease in the fetus, infant, and child; 53 pages to (noncoronary) heart disease in adults; 31 pages to coronary disease; 19 to pulmonary arteries and cor pulmonale; 37 to hypertension; 40 to peripheral vascular disease, including 12 on thrombosis and embolism; 82 pages to surgical problems; and 28 pages to techniques for studying cardiovascular functions in man.Even for the cardiologist who keeps an eye on periodicals and attends meetings, this authoritative book is useful for an overview of