What Can Be Accomplished in the Treatment of Heart Diseases

Article1 January 1946WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASESHAROLD J. STEWART, M.D., F.A.C.P.HAROLD J. STEWART, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-1-80 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is not out of place now and then to take stock of what we can expect at the time as the maximum hope in the treatment of diseases of the heart. Especially is this an encouraging process when we bring into focus the tremendous advances that have been made in this field in the last quarter of a century. Diseases which were long thought to be beyond relief are now being treated by surgical and medical means with the appearance of cure.Congenital Heart Disease. It is fitting that I should mention congenital heart disease first. Until recently nothing...Bibliography1. 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