OSLER, WILLIAM. 1849-1919.


Lectures on Angina Pectoris and Allied States. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. 8vo. 8 pp. Publisher's advertisements at rear. Publisher's brown cloth. Top joint starting, hinges cracked, light browning. PRESENTATION COPY TO DR. THOMAS B. FUTCHER, inscribed on front blank leaf "Dr. Futcher, from W.O., 3.31.97," and bearing Futcher's inked ownership inscriptions on free front endpaper. This monograph, based on seven lectures Osler delivered at Johns Hopkins, is his longest publication dealing with heart disease. He discusses the history of the recognition of angina, the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease, various types of angina, the epidemiology of angina and what would come to be called cardiac risk factors, angina's various clinical presentations, associated conditions, theories regarding angina, and the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of angina. An important association copy to Futcher, who was mentored by Osler and succeeded William S. Thayer as Osler's chief resident. Golden & Roland 669.