PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION

That marvelous organ which, moment by moment and year by year, keeps
consistently sending the blood on its path through the arteriovenous
system is naturally one whose structure and function need to be
carefully studied if one is to guard it when threatened by disease.
This series of articles deals with heart therapy, not discussing the
heart structurally and anatomically, but taking up in detail the
various forms of the disturbances which may affect the heart. The
cordial reception given by the readers of The Journal to this series
of articles has warranted its issue in book form so that it may be
slipped into the pocket for review at appropriate times, or kept on
the desk for convenient reference.




CONTENTS

Preface
Preface to First Edition
Disturbances of the Heart in General
Classification of Cardiac Disturbances
Blood Pressure
Hypertension
Hypotension
Pericarditis
Myocardial Disturbances