Prostatic surgery in cardiac patients

We wish to emphasize that old and debilitated prostatic patients with complicating cardiocirculatory pathology should not be doomed to a catheter life and thus deprived of the advantages of recent advances made in medicine and surgery. With thorough evaluation of the cardiac status, an adequate preoperative cardiac preparation and the employment of edoscopic prostatic surgery, it is now possible to make the remaining days of these erstwhile unfortunate patients, not only longer, but also happier. (Summary and conclusion)

Correction of mitral regurgitation by leaflet advancement

The successful correction of massive mitral regurgitation by leaflet advancement in a 31 year old female from Manila has been reported. Cardiac catheterization and angiocardiographic studies are indicated in patients with significant or progressive disability. Properly selected patients should be afforded the opportunity of surgical correction. The type of procedure applicable to correction of mitral regurgitation depends upon the pathology. (Summary)

Clinical approach to hypertension

Hypertension in itself is just an expression of some underlying condition like renal pathology, congenital abnormalities or endocrine disturbances. Two types of hypertension, systolic and diastolic, are differentiated. Taking the latter as the more important of the two, the authors have considered it more thoroughly. The pathogenesis and a composite mechanism in the rise of blood pressure is presented in this paper. Following the principle in therapeutics - to treat the cause and cure the patient - a suggested procedure of hypertensive work-up is mentioned with a suggested antihypertensive regimen for each hypertensive condition of different severity. (Summary)

Cardiovascular disease incidence in some asian-pacific countries

A cooperative survey of general hospitals in Australia, India and the Philippines during 1954-1956 showed that the cardiovascular incidence and distribution pattern in the Philippines was intermediate between those of Australia and India in a similar manner as the Philippines is, culturally speaking, intermediate between the two. However, no good correlation was observed between the cardiovascular incidence of hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart diseases with the reported values of serum cholesterol and dietary fats in these countries. (Summary and Conclusions)