Show r I ANGINA PECTORIS WARNS 0 T I I MAN TO CHANGE HABITS By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hy Hy- gels Rela the Health Magazine William OsIer Osler once said eald Many Manya a mans man's life lite has been saved by an attack ot of angina pectoris By this statement ho he signified his belle belief that the tho attack of an angina was wasa a warning to the patient us as to the condition of his heart As a rosult of the angina the patient changed chan his habits ot of living and gave a a. crippled crippled crip- crip pled heart a chance to exercise Its functions more satisfactorily Angina pectoris Is a. a frequent cause ot of sudden death The pain comes on suddenly and severely and andIs andis Is an Indication that the circulation ot of the blood to the heart hoort is being interfered d with In some somo definite detinUe manner In many cases when reports announce announce an- an that II a person has lIed died bud bud- denly ot of acute Indigestion the cause Is the throwing of unusual burden on II a crippled heart In Much Instances instances In- In stances usually tho person lies has eat eat- eaten n en a 8 large e meal and has been lying VUin VU v. In such a position that the oyer oyer- distended stomach pressed d upon the thc heart In Its search for methods ot of treatment treat treat- meat ment of this condition medicine has discovered no more immediately beneficial remedy than rest However Howe there are several drugs such ns as nitroglycerine Or Or amyl nitrite nitrite ni- ni trite which have the power of suddenly sud- sud denly lowering the tho blood and thereby relieving greatly the pain that accompanies this condi condi- tion Recently have been een at work on operations which would disconnect the nerves that carry the sensation of pain from the heart to the brain The operation Is difficult and not particularly saving Ute since It does not relieve the condition or lead toward a cure but does stop the warning Thereby by It causes the patient In some to undertake activities for which he heIs heis Is In no way competent and leads to a more sudden Budden death than might otherwise have been the case |