An inaugural dissertation on angina pectoris / [Henry Bogart].

  • Bogart, Henry, -1817.
Date:
1813
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation on angina pectoris / [Henry Bogart]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    minish it by evacuating the thinner fluids of the body, by means of issues, and by increas¬ ing the secretions. Dr. Parry, who attempted to prove that ossification of the arteries depends on an in¬ creased impetus of blood, more especially when amounting to inflammation, supposed that abstinence from bodily exertions, and at¬ tention to the means of obviating an inflamma¬ tory diathesis, would have considerable effect in preventing the organic lesion of the coro¬ nary arteries. On the attack of this malady, his first indi¬ cation is to obviate the fulness of the vessels, which acts by oppressing the heart, weakened by disease, and deficient in energy. Regimen and medicine are the means used for that pur¬ pose ; of the latter, he recommends bleeding, purging, and issues. Speaking of blood-letting, he remarks, that it must be employed with great caution ; that