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Edited by John J.V. McMurray and John G.F. Cleland. 318 pp. St. Louis, Mosby, 1996. $75. ISBN 1-85317-225-1.

The historical perspective with which this book begins informs us that the ancient Greeks considered the heart to be the seat of the human spirit and that the ancient Egyptians used bleeding to improve breathlessness. In modern times heart failure has become an important public health problem, partly because we can now treat myocardial infarction more effectively and also because we physicians are dealing with an aging population. Rather than write a comprehensive review, the editors of this predominantly British book, with contributions from the United States, Sweden, and New Zealand, have chosen key topics of clinical and research interest . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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