The changing outlook in coronary disease.
The statistical prognosis for patients who survive a first attack of coronary thrombosis, as regards both life expectancy and ability to return to normal activity, has been greatly improved in recent years. In the light of advances in understanding of the physiology of the heart and improvements in therapeutic methods, physicians must reevaluate ideas of what a patient should be permitted to do after recovery from an initial attack. Often a return to normal pursuits may be better for the patient than drastic restriction of activity, particularly because of the psychological and emotional effects of invalidism. In deciding what advice to give on this score, the physician should consider in each case not only the actual amount of coronary circulation but such factors as the patient's temperament, type of occupation and economic status. The goal should be to guide each patient back to usefulness within the limits of his cardiac reserve.
D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004194:Disease; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D011379:Prognosis
CORONARY VESSELS/diseases