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Show pipe. This is regarded in medical circles as a bold new surgical attack. Other attempts are under way to prevent new blood clots with antiContinued ( ) study of antico- - . coagulants!. A agulants shows that these drugs have One use of new surgical techniques drastically reduced the occurrence of involved an boy at Cook second heart attacks. Only 14 percent of those receiving County Children's Hospital in Chicago. Danny had a hole in his heart between anticoagulants suffered a second heart the two lower chambers known as the attack within five years, while 60 perventricles. There was no hope for him cent of those who did not receive the unless surgery could cover the hole drugs had additional trouble. somehow. The drugs also reduced the death rate A team of doctors and nurses worked from second heart attacks. In the drug hours. group 20.6 percent died from the next on Danny for machine periodically heart attack, while in the non-dru- g The heart-lun- g did the work of the body, leaving the group the next attack was fatal to 53 bloodless heart open and clear to the percent. surgeons' vision. They mended the hole, and little Danny is well on the road to reports indicate that heart Medical is becoming more preva happy and normal life. Four other similarly successful operalent today among our youth, posations have been performed at the sibly because of the excessive nervous same hospital in recent months. tension under which we live. Tension can lead to a chronic state of conall heart conditions, of course, striction of the arterioles, the smaller require surgery. Heart attacks branches of the arteries throughout the come from a variety of causes, body. Constriction of the arterioles usually after some warning signal. places a heavier load upon 'the heart About a year before my brother's atto pulse blood through them. Eventutack (he recovered, incidentally) he ally the heart becomes weary and hyhad a severe case of high blood prespertensive heart disease occurs. sure. This was reduced by drugs. HowHowever, a group of heart specialists ever, climbing blood pressure usually at the Veterans' Administration Hosindicates excessive physical or mental pital in Cleveland may be on the trail of a cure for hypertensive heart disstrain in the patient and suggests immediate examination to determine the ease. It utilizes a chemical to block the cause. body's use of substances which cause Some heart attacks occur because the constriction of the blood vessels. Another victory has been scored in inner walls of the coronary arteries become narrowed or blocked by fatty the fight against rheumatic fever, which. deposits and plugs. These may be is responsible for 95 percent of all caused by a high level of cholesterol in deaths from heart disease in persons under 30. The exact cause of rheumatic the blood. Several researchers have suggested a fever is unknown although a streptorelationship between fatty foods and a coccal infection5 always precedes an onhigh cholesterol level, but more recent slaught of the disease. The first attack almost never kills surveys question the theory. The New York State Health Commissioner, Dr. and, fortunately, subsequent attacks Herman Hilleboe, and a University of now can be prevented by penicillin, California biostatistician, Dr. Jacob sulfa, or other drugs. An ounce of prevention is always Yerushalmy, say the suggested associaOthers worth a pound of cure, and this is espetion deserves hold that there is nothing substantial cially true in regard to your heart. Watch for danger signals. Pains in the in the claim against fatty foods. An excess of cholesterol causes or chest could be an indication of a induces atherosclerosis hardening of pending coronary thrombosis. Difficult the arteries which annually kills more breathing and bothersome pulsations than 200,000 Americans. Whatever the should not go unheeded. Visit your cause of cholesterol, medical science is doctor to determine the cause of rising blood pressure. waging a fight against it. PharmaceutiWatch your diet carefully. Continuous cal houses are developing compounds containing fatty acids which they hope heavy eating can put a constant strain will decrease cholesterol in the blood. on the heart and eventually induce Surgery is attempting to remedy heart trouble. Unusual physical strains plugged or clogged coronary arteries should be avoided, as well as sudden or prolonged exertion. supplying the vital blood to the workKeep your weight at what you should ing muscle of the heart. 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