Project Gutenberg 2013-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 80 Bruce, J. Mitchell (John Mitchell) 1846 1929 Bruce, John Mitchell The Lettsomian Lectures on Diseases and Disorders of the Heart and Arteries in Middle and Advanced Life [1900-1901] Produced by Ian Deane, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Lettsomian Lectures on Diseases and Disorders of the Heart and Arteries in Middle and Advanced Age" by J. Mitchell Bruce is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on cardio-vascular diseases prevalent in middle-aged and older individuals, discussing their causes, clinical features, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. It addresses the practical challenges family practitioners face and emphasizes the importance of understanding both the natural progression of heart conditions and the pathological changes that can occur. The opening of the text establishes the context for a series of lectures delivered to the Medical Society of London, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to present and underscoring the significance of studying heart and artery diseases in older adults. Bruce outlines the structure of his lectures, intending to offer valuable insights into the everyday challenges faced by practitioners when dealing with patients suffering from cardiac diseases. He emphasizes the blend of experience and clinical observation, establishing a foundation for discussing the practical implications of these conditions and exploring the necessary approach to treatment and overall patient care in the context of advancing age. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43780/43780-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Heart -- Diseases Arteries -- Diseases Cardiovascular system -- Diseases Middle-aged persons Older people RC Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Old Age & the Elderly 179428 179438 2024-09-18T11:03:10.136294 2023-09-19T06:56:59.356412 text/html text/html 173498 2013-09-20T20:35:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 86017 2013-09-20T20:36:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 96182 2024-09-18T11:03:13.351283 application/epub+zip 96895 2024-09-18T11:03:10.711417 application/epub+zip 96895 2024-09-18T11:03:10.403282 application/epub+zip 162154 2024-09-18T11:03:15.590248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142737 2024-09-18T11:03:13.037274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143007 2022-09-20T04:03:39.301964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155768 2024-09-18T11:03:09.675311 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155383 2013-09-20T20:35:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 54649 2013-09-20T20:36:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 155337 2013-09-20T20:36:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 54613 2013-09-20T20:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155376 2013-09-20T20:36:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54598 2013-09-20T20:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22241 2024-09-18T11:03:15.743249 application/rdf+xml 10862 2024-09-18T11:03:10.489305 image/jpeg 1919 2024-09-18T11:03:10.448292 image/jpeg 86837 2024-09-18T11:03:10.152296 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog