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Circulation Research. These two monographs are additional good ones. The clinical trial with unsaturated fats showed that a decrease in cholesterol promptly followed dieting. A lessening of the incidence of major coronary cardiac events on unsaturated diets was not convincing from the data presented. Young people seemed to benefit more from the unsaturated fats than old people. This monograph is worth careful review by all physicians because of the emphasis and claims of the value of unsaturated fats in the prevention of atherosclerosis. The monograph on myocardial hyperfunction, hypertrophy, and heart failure consists of a review of ideas, theories, and studies from the Soviet Union. Those who are interested in the work in the U.S.S.R. will find this report useful. In general, the concepts there are essentially the same as in the United States.
BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN. MECHANISM OF TOXICITY. Scientific Editor: W. M. Aldridge, Vol. 25, No. 3, September, 1969, Medical Department, London, 1969, The British Council. Price $6.50. The
British Medical Bulletin continues to publish excellent and timely issues. This one on the mechanism of toxicity is another such timely publication-seventeen papers are included covering such subjects as biochemical lesions, reversible binding of toxic compounds to macromolecules, delayed neurotoxic action of some organophosphorus compounds, nitroso compounds, metabolism of toxic substances, diet and toxicity, toxic activity of microbes, and others. The various presentations are relatively short but are written clearly and well. With man living in a “toxic world” due to extensive use of drugs, insecticides, and food preparations, and water and air pollution, this issue should be of interest to all physicians as well as pharmacologists and chemists of all fields. This is another good issue of the “Bulletin” and is highly recommended.
CARDIAC ARREST AND RESUSCITATION. Third Edition. By Hugh E. Stephenson, Jr., A.B., B.S., M.D., F.A.C.S., St. Louis, 1969, The C. V. Mosby Company, 659 pages. Price $29.50. The
third edition of this book attests to its usefulness and popularity. The book, written by many contributors, includes discussions of history, mechanisms, ,recognition, techniques of resuscitation, complications, incidence, prognosis, and other aspects of the subiect. The book is lucid and well illustrated. New ideas, techniques, drugs, and experiences are included. Everyone who is engaged in medical and paramedical endeavors concerned with patient care will find this book to be useful. Sudden death can occur under any circumstances. To have it occur in the presence of a physician who is not acquainted with the essentials of cardiac resuscitation is not only unfortunate for the patient but extremely embarrassing to the physician. It must be re-
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membered that no book can replace experience. Those who wish to learn cardiac resuscitation will find a training period in a coronary care unit supported by this book to be extremely profitable. This book is highly recommended. The author will find the use of cardiologists who work daily in coronary care units to be very careful contributors for his next edition. KLINISCHE VEKTOR-ELEKTRO Paul Lichtlen, Berlin, 1969, pages.
KARDIOGRAPHIE. Springer-Verlag,
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This monograph describes the clinical applications of vectorcardiography. Lichtlen clearly presents the theory of vectorcardiography for the clinician. The illustrations of actual vectorcardiograms are excellent. The diagrams used to explain theories and concepts are simple and well related. The author describes in a few pages the main spatial vectorcardiographic manifestations of the common forms of heart disease. The Frank system is used in his studies, although he fails to indicate why he employed this relatively complex system. He does not indicate the difficulties the svstem offers in newborn infants, obese patientswith large breasts, or patients with deformed chests. Nevertheless, this is a valuable monograph which also contains a good bibliography. CARDIAC ROENTGENOLOGY. Plain Films and Angiocardiographic Findings. By William T. Meszaros, M.D., F.A.C.R., American Lecture Series, Springfield, Ill., 1969, Charles C Thomas, Publishers, 586 pages. Price $38.00. The
physicians whose time and funds are limited for books will wonder if this monograph adds anything especially new to the many already available on the subject. The monograph presents the problems of cardiac roentgenology in the conventional fashion. It is divided, for example, into three parts, viz., general considerations, acquired heart diseases, and congenital heart diseases. Technique, normal standards, photographs of chest films, angiocardiograms, etc., are presented. Many of the illustrations are “fuzzy,” whereas others are quite sharp and clear. The text is satisfactory but not outstanding. The bibliographies are good. The monograph is recommended to those who may not have a book on the subject already.
VASCULAR INSUFFICIENCY. Mechanism and Management. Edited by John R. Kelsey, Jr., M.D., and Earl F. Beard, M.D., Springfield, Ill., 1969, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 242 pages. Price $10.75. This monograph (publication No. 738 of the American Lecture Series) on vascular insufficiency is a compendium of papers by thirteen contributors from Bavlor Universitv Medical College. The main thesis is concerned with mechanism and management. The contributions are too brief and considerably incomplete. For example, Chapter 1 on the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
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Circulation Research. These two monographs are additional good ones. The clinical trial with unsaturated fats showed that a decrease in cholesterol promptly followed dieting. A lessening of the incidence of major coronary cardiac events on unsaturated diets was not convincing from the data presented. Young people seemed to benefit more from the unsaturated fats than old people. This monograph is worth careful review by all physicians because of the emphasis and claims of the value of unsaturated fats in the prevention of atherosclerosis. The monograph on myocardial hyperfunction, hypertrophy, and heart failure consists of a review of ideas, theories, and studies from the Soviet Union. Those who are interested in the work in the U.S.S.R. will find this report useful. In general, the concepts there are essentially the same as in the United States.
BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN. MECHANISM OF TOXICITY. Scientific Editor: W. M. Aldridge, Vol. 25, No. 3, September, 1969, Medical Department, London, 1969, The British Council. Price $6.50. The
British Medical Bulletin continues to publish excellent and timely issues. This one on the mechanism of toxicity is another such timely publication-seventeen papers are included covering such subjects as biochemical lesions, reversible binding of toxic compounds to macromolecules, delayed neurotoxic action of some organophosphorus compounds, nitroso compounds, metabolism of toxic substances, diet and toxicity, toxic activity of microbes, and others. The various presentations are relatively short but are written clearly and well. With man living in a “toxic world” due to extensive use of drugs, insecticides, and food preparations, and water and air pollution, this issue should be of interest to all physicians as well as pharmacologists and chemists of all fields. This is another good issue of the “Bulletin” and is highly recommended.
CARDIAC ARREST AND RESUSCITATION. Third Edition. By Hugh E. Stephenson, Jr., A.B., B.S., M.D., F.A.C.S., St. Louis, 1969, The C. V. Mosby Company, 659 pages. Price $29.50. The
third edition of this book attests to its usefulness and popularity. The book, written by many contributors, includes discussions of history, mechanisms, ,recognition, techniques of resuscitation, complications, incidence, prognosis, and other aspects of the subiect. The book is lucid and well illustrated. New ideas, techniques, drugs, and experiences are included. Everyone who is engaged in medical and paramedical endeavors concerned with patient care will find this book to be useful. Sudden death can occur under any circumstances. To have it occur in the presence of a physician who is not acquainted with the essentials of cardiac resuscitation is not only unfortunate for the patient but extremely embarrassing to the physician. It must be re-
Book reviews
435
membered that no book can replace experience. Those who wish to learn cardiac resuscitation will find a training period in a coronary care unit supported by this book to be extremely profitable. This book is highly recommended. The author will find the use of cardiologists who work daily in coronary care units to be very careful contributors for his next edition. KLINISCHE VEKTOR-ELEKTRO Paul Lichtlen, Berlin, 1969, pages.
KARDIOGRAPHIE. Springer-Verlag,
By 235
This monograph describes the clinical applications of vectorcardiography. Lichtlen clearly presents the theory of vectorcardiography for the clinician. The illustrations of actual vectorcardiograms are excellent. The diagrams used to explain theories and concepts are simple and well related. The author describes in a few pages the main spatial vectorcardiographic manifestations of the common forms of heart disease. The Frank system is used in his studies, although he fails to indicate why he employed this relatively complex system. He does not indicate the difficulties the svstem offers in newborn infants, obese patientswith large breasts, or patients with deformed chests. Nevertheless, this is a valuable monograph which also contains a good bibliography. CARDIAC ROENTGENOLOGY. Plain Films and Angiocardiographic Findings. By William T. Meszaros, M.D., F.A.C.R., American Lecture Series, Springfield, Ill., 1969, Charles C Thomas, Publishers, 586 pages. Price $38.00. The
physicians whose time and funds are limited for books will wonder if this monograph adds anything especially new to the many already available on the subject. The monograph presents the problems of cardiac roentgenology in the conventional fashion. It is divided, for example, into three parts, viz., general considerations, acquired heart diseases, and congenital heart diseases. Technique, normal standards, photographs of chest films, angiocardiograms, etc., are presented. Many of the illustrations are “fuzzy,” whereas others are quite sharp and clear. The text is satisfactory but not outstanding. The bibliographies are good. The monograph is recommended to those who may not have a book on the subject already.
VASCULAR INSUFFICIENCY. Mechanism and Management. Edited by John R. Kelsey, Jr., M.D., and Earl F. Beard, M.D., Springfield, Ill., 1969, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 242 pages. Price $10.75. This monograph (publication No. 738 of the American Lecture Series) on vascular insufficiency is a compendium of papers by thirteen contributors from Bavlor Universitv Medical College. The main thesis is concerned with mechanism and management. The contributions are too brief and considerably incomplete. For example, Chapter 1 on the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis