The Lettsomian Lectures on Diseases and Disorders of the Heart and Arteries in Middle and Advanced Life [1900-1901]

A series of lectures surveys cardiovascular disease in middle and later life, outlining normal post‑forty changes and a range of causes such as physical and nervous strain, toxic and metabolic disturbances, gout, syphilis, rheumatic and chronic conditions. Clinical sections characterize presentations related to tobacco, alcohol, obesity, glycosuria, mechanical cardiac strain and syphilitic or nervous origins, noting typical signs, pulse and sound changes, and functional limitations. The closing discussion covers differential diagnosis, the diagnostic value of signs and symptoms, prognosis, and practical principles for treatment and management of age‑associated heart and arterial disorders.