An inquiry into the symptoms and causes of the syncope anginosa, commonly called angina pectoris : illustrated by dissections / by Caleb Hillier Parry, M.D.

  • Parry, Caleb Hillier, 1755-1822.
Date:
1799
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Credit: An inquiry into the symptoms and causes of the syncope anginosa, commonly called angina pectoris : illustrated by dissections / by Caleb Hillier Parry, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    F* Home very candidly wrote to me, immediately after the dissection, to tell me I was right. The appearances in Mr. Bellamy's case gave me the idea that the disease arose from a determi- nation to the vasa vasorum, and that the con- cretions were deposits from the coagulable lymph, or other fluids, which had oozed out on the internal surface of the artery. With these observations of Dr. Jenner we were well acquainted in the society. Many of them were indeed communicated to us as they arose. During their course I witnessed the re- markable case of the Rev. Mr. S*##*, whose body after death exhibited appearances so coin- cident with those which from the symptoms I had expected, and, relying on the accuracy of Dr. Jenner, had predicted, that I was induced to re- late it to the society, with a variety of pathological remarks intended to illustrate Dr. Jenner's posi- tion, that the Angina Pectoris was a disease of the heart, connected with mal-organization of the coro- nary arteries. This dissertation was read to the society in the month of July 1788. As it appeared to me to throw some light on this disease, I always intended it for publication; but much professional occupation followed, and prevented the accom- plishment of my purpose. At length, after an interval of nine years, the case of Mr. M***** occurred,