Arteriosclerosis : etiology, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment / by Louis M. Warfield ; with an introduction by W.S. Thayer.

  • Warfield, Louis M. (Louis Marshall), 1876-
Date:
1908
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Credit: Arteriosclerosis : etiology, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment / by Louis M. Warfield ; with an introduction by W.S. Thayer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and there are still wide differences of opinion as to the interpretation of some of the obser- vations which have been made. In view therefore of these considerations as well as of the widespread and indiscriminate popular use of the term Arteriosclerosis, the time would seem to be peculiarly fitting for the publication of a brief and practical consideration of the present state of our knowledge concerning the nature and clinical bearings of arterial disease such as that which my friend Dr. Warfield seeks to set forth. There can be no doubt that we Americans are prone to waste our energies. We do not know how to rest or to conserve our strength; and it is probably true, as Dr. Warfield suggests, that the wear and tear of this feverish and unreasoning activity leaves, too often, an early mark on the cardio-vascular system. It should, as he has said, be the earnest endeavor of the physician to prevent the premature development of these vital changes rather than to seek to alleviate symptoms after irreparable damage has been done. Wii^iyiAM Sydney Thayer. Baddeck, Cape Breton, 26 August, 1908.