RT Journal
T1 THank god for my heart attack
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD October 1
VO 141
IS 5
SP 359
OP 359
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02910050059028
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02910050059028
AB Physicians may find reason for disagreement with some of Harrison's rather sweeping pronouncements but will be grateful for the basic principle that the patient with a heart attack must let his physician run the show. Harrison's bravado while he was in the clutches of his coronary attack might give some patients wrong ideas.Additional excellent advice includes reassurance regarding vague chest pains and sensible discussion of the fact that vitamin E is not the "wonder drug" some have termed it for heart ailments. In an extensive discussion of smoking as a factor, data of considerable interest are presented. Also splendid is Harrison's dispassionate yet gentle reminder that as age advances the pace of daily living must be slowed.Near the end of the volume the author presents a series of questions and answers. There is no clear elucidation of congenital heart disorders as differentiated from inherited tendencies toward development of