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Heart disease (its diagnosis and treatment)
BOOK HEART
DISEASE
(ITS
DIAGNOSIS
Ed. 2, Philadelphia, recent
AND
Emanuel 781 pages.
TREATMENT).-BY
1955,
953
REVIEWS
Lea and Febiger,
This practical text has been enlarged by 130 pages years. It is divided into five sections.
to include
Goldberger, M.D., Price $12.50. the advances
F.A.C.P.,
of cardiology
in
Section I.-The Normal Heart proceeds directly to the description of normal physical findings and the special recording methods. A new chapter has been added on ballistocardiographic examination. Section II.-The Abnormal Heart begins with symptoms, abnormal physical findings or signs from radiology, electrocardiography, and ballistocardiography, and a circulatory efficiency test. Se&on III.-Cardiac Syndromes begins with congestive heart failure and the newer concepts of mechanisms and treatment with reference to electrolyte disturbances are discussed. The shock syndrome, syncope, neurocirculatory asthenia, angina pectoris and cardiac arrhythmias are discussed. .%&on IF.-Systematic Description of Cardiac Abnormalities begins with the congenital heart disease section which has been expanded and includes method of diagnosis and descriptions of cardiac catheterization, and oximetry and dilution curves have been added. Rheumatic fever, collagen diseases, bacterial endocarditis, and some material on newer antibiotics, contraindications for mitral valvulotomy have been appended. Arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and hypertension chapters have added material. The use of the newer sympathetic blocking, antihypertensive drugs, have been newly outlined but, unfortunately, Ansolysen is not mentioned. The chapters on pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary heart disease or car pulmonale have been rewritten and the newer concepts of its treatment have been added. There are also chapters on the rarer types of heart disease. Section F.-Special Conditions Complicating Heart Disease, and some new material on Work Classitication of Cardiacs is added. The therapeutic directions are sound and helpful and emphasize the quite extensive practical experience of the author. The student, general practitioner, and internist can study this book to advantage and profit considerably from it. There are 298 illustrations, 107 figures, and 5 tables. S.R.H. CARDIOLOGY
NOTEBOOK.
Surgeons,
New
By Fishman York, 1955,
et al., Columbia University College of Grune and Stratton, Inc. Price $2.50.
Physicians
Cardiology Notebook, by a group of distinguished authors, is an authentic, highly presentation of the elements of (1) cardiovascular fluoroscopy, (2) electrocardiography, dynamics, and (4) nomenclature for cardiac diagnosis. It should be in the library of every medical student beginning his clinical years.
and
simplified (3) hemo-
A.J.M. BALISTOCARDIOGRAFIA
This 1930’s to Though it The style
By Sergio illustrations.
CLINICA.
333 pages with
Alvarez,
Havana,
book constitutes a review of the literature early 1954. Most of the significant papers provides a useful review, it does not present makes reading easy even though the reader’s
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
by The
IN
BIOLOGY
Electrochemical
AND
MEDICINE.
Society,
Inc.,
Cuba,
1955,
Manuel
V. Fresnada,
in ballistocardiography from the middle published in that period have been quoted. a critical evaluation of methods or results. knowledge of Spanish may be limited. J.N.
Edited by New York,
Theodore Shedlovsky, 1955, John Wiley and
Sponsored Sons, Inc.
This book presents the report of a symposium on electrochemistry in biology and medicine held in New York in April, 1953. Having numerous authors it has an expected variety of styles and topics. The tendency of the writers to stress subjects of particularly current interest makes the book of less interest to a general reader than to the specialist in the field to whom the book provides a valuable reference text. J.N.
DISEASE
(ITS
DIAGNOSIS
Ed. 2, Philadelphia, recent
AND
Emanuel 781 pages.
TREATMENT).-BY
1955,
953
REVIEWS
Lea and Febiger,
This practical text has been enlarged by 130 pages years. It is divided into five sections.
to include
Goldberger, M.D., Price $12.50. the advances
F.A.C.P.,
of cardiology
in
Section I.-The Normal Heart proceeds directly to the description of normal physical findings and the special recording methods. A new chapter has been added on ballistocardiographic examination. Section II.-The Abnormal Heart begins with symptoms, abnormal physical findings or signs from radiology, electrocardiography, and ballistocardiography, and a circulatory efficiency test. Se&on III.-Cardiac Syndromes begins with congestive heart failure and the newer concepts of mechanisms and treatment with reference to electrolyte disturbances are discussed. The shock syndrome, syncope, neurocirculatory asthenia, angina pectoris and cardiac arrhythmias are discussed. .%&on IF.-Systematic Description of Cardiac Abnormalities begins with the congenital heart disease section which has been expanded and includes method of diagnosis and descriptions of cardiac catheterization, and oximetry and dilution curves have been added. Rheumatic fever, collagen diseases, bacterial endocarditis, and some material on newer antibiotics, contraindications for mitral valvulotomy have been appended. Arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and hypertension chapters have added material. The use of the newer sympathetic blocking, antihypertensive drugs, have been newly outlined but, unfortunately, Ansolysen is not mentioned. The chapters on pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary heart disease or car pulmonale have been rewritten and the newer concepts of its treatment have been added. There are also chapters on the rarer types of heart disease. Section F.-Special Conditions Complicating Heart Disease, and some new material on Work Classitication of Cardiacs is added. The therapeutic directions are sound and helpful and emphasize the quite extensive practical experience of the author. The student, general practitioner, and internist can study this book to advantage and profit considerably from it. There are 298 illustrations, 107 figures, and 5 tables. S.R.H. CARDIOLOGY
NOTEBOOK.
Surgeons,
New
By Fishman York, 1955,
et al., Columbia University College of Grune and Stratton, Inc. Price $2.50.
Physicians
Cardiology Notebook, by a group of distinguished authors, is an authentic, highly presentation of the elements of (1) cardiovascular fluoroscopy, (2) electrocardiography, dynamics, and (4) nomenclature for cardiac diagnosis. It should be in the library of every medical student beginning his clinical years.
and
simplified (3) hemo-
A.J.M. BALISTOCARDIOGRAFIA
This 1930’s to Though it The style
By Sergio illustrations.
CLINICA.
333 pages with
Alvarez,
Havana,
book constitutes a review of the literature early 1954. Most of the significant papers provides a useful review, it does not present makes reading easy even though the reader’s
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
by The
IN
BIOLOGY
Electrochemical
AND
MEDICINE.
Society,
Inc.,
Cuba,
1955,
Manuel
V. Fresnada,
in ballistocardiography from the middle published in that period have been quoted. a critical evaluation of methods or results. knowledge of Spanish may be limited. J.N.
Edited by New York,
Theodore Shedlovsky, 1955, John Wiley and
Sponsored Sons, Inc.
This book presents the report of a symposium on electrochemistry in biology and medicine held in New York in April, 1953. Having numerous authors it has an expected variety of styles and topics. The tendency of the writers to stress subjects of particularly current interest makes the book of less interest to a general reader than to the specialist in the field to whom the book provides a valuable reference text. J.N.