Show Research and Heart eart Dise Disease se Many cardiovascular diseases dis di- di s ass as's which would have been hopeless ten years ears ago are arel arenow l now OW possible of actual cure The panel of medical i leaders leaders lead- lead ers era reporting to President Kennedy last spring made this heartening announcement There are still great gaps in our knowledge about h he heart e a art r t diseases the experts said But only a dozen years ago there were were a great many more w which ii h t i c h have been closed through advances in research Here are just a few of these achievements Most victims of heart at attack attack attack at- at tack now survive and of off ofA f A those who do three out of oC four return to work Strokes are no longer hope hope- less Invalidism can often be reduced or prevented High blood pressure can be reduced through new drugs and surgery New drugs can retard blood clotting and prevent repeat 1 h heart attacks Rheumatic fever forerunner forerun forerun- ner nero of rheumatic heart disease and once a childhood menace new can be prevented Remarkable feats of surgery surre surre sur- sur re re j gery can be performed today including operations inside the heart New di diagnostic gnostic tools enable the physician to discover cardiovascular cardiovascular cardiovascular car car- disorder early to begin treatment quickly and to gain control more effect effect- ively T is winning fight against the heart diseases has been speeded by your gifts to the Heart Fund gifts which have enabled the American Heart Association to channel more than 65 million dollars into research since 1918 1948 But the basic causes of the two disorders responsible for 90 percent of all heart di disease disease disease di- di sease hardening of the art ar- ar t ries l.-ries ries and high blood pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure are arc still unknown Scientists are arc coming closer to the answers It is possible that they might find new means of prevention or even cures during the lifetimes of many of us But they will reed need much more money than is now available To raise mon money y for t this his h i s vital research and for bringing the benefits of new knowledge back to the people is the purpose of the Heart Fund drive now being conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted here by the U Utah t a h Heart Association We urge all citizens to give generously to speed new scientific break break- More will live the rore we give |