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THE name and reputation of the author of this book are sufficient guarantee of the accuracy of its contents and the wisdom of its teaching; but what makes it particularly attractive is its unusual arrangement, which is that of disorders of cardiac function, rather than of diseases of the heart. The distinction is no small one; a patient's heart concerns him only in its degree of competence to carry out its work; that this aspect should be the main concern of the physician is the basis of Sir Thomas Lewis's teaching, and one of the best features of his book is its departure from the traditional arrangement of “diseases of the peri cardium, of the muscle, of the valves”, preceded by the stock “anatomy and physiology”. If any practitioner tends to forget that his work is to treat patients, not diseases, this book, and in particular a certain half-dozen paragraphs in the last chapter, will provide the reminder.
Diseases of the Heart: described for Practitioners and Students.
Sir
Thomas
Lewis
By. (Department of Clinical Research, University College Hospital, London.) Pp. xx + 297. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1933.) 12s. 6d. net.
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Diseases of the Heart: described for Practitioners and Students . Nature 133, 480 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133480c0
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