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Angina pectoris is highlighted as an increasingly prevalent condition, with its apparent rise attributed to modern civilization rather than solely to improved diagnostic capabilities.
A historical perspective on the diagnosis and medical treatment of angina pectoris from 1933.
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Early observations of rising angina leave open its drivers today; hypothesis-generating for lifestyle versus detection effects in modern cohorts.
Article1 August 1933THE DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF ANGINA PECTORISPAUL D. WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.PAUL D. WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-2-218 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAngina pectoris is one of the most important and interesting conditions that we meet in the practice of medicine today. It has become increasingly so during our own generation and at present is a great and pressing challenge to us all. Our much vaunted civilization of but a few years ago has been receiving many rude shocks, and to these we may add the seemingly justified accusation that it has been responsible for much of the apparent increase in angina pectoris in our day. Certainly such apparent increase cannot be ascribed wholly to better diagnosis since our forebears for over... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: PAUL D. WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Presented before the American College of Physicians, Montreal, Canada, February 10, 1933. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byÜber die Entstehung des Herzinfarkts 1 August 1933Volume 7, Issue 2Page: 218-228KeywordsAnginaShock ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1933 PDF downloadLoading ...
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Paul D. White (1933) conducted a review in Angina pectoris. Angina pectoris is highlighted as an increasingly prevalent condition, with its apparent rise attributed to modern civilization rather than solely to improved diagnostic capabilities.
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