Early Diagnosis, 210; Differential Diagnosis, 215; Diseases in Which Arteriosclerosis is Commonly Found, 216. CHAPTER XI PROGNOSIS 218 CHAPTER XII PROPHYLAXIS 224 CHAPTER XIII TREATMENT 229 Hygienic Treatment, 230; Balneotherapy, 233; Personal Habits, 234; Dietetic Treatment, 235; Medicinal, 238; Symptomatic Treatment, 245. CHAPTER XIV ARTERIOSCLEROSIS IN ITS RELATION TO LIFE INSURANCE 249 CHAPTER XV PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS 256 ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. PAGE 1. Cross section of a large artery 28 2. Cross section of a coronary artery 36 3. Arteriosclerosis of the thoracic and abdominal aorta 39 4. Arteriosclerosis of the arch of the aorta 40 5. Normal aorta 41 6. Radiogram showing calcification of both radial and ulnar arteries 42 7. Syphilitic aortitis of long standing 44 8. Diagrammatic representation of strain hypertrophy 48 9. Strain hypertrophy 49 10. Cross section of small artery in the mesentery 56 11. Enormous hypertrophy of left ventricle 58 12. Aortic incompetence with hypertrophy and dilatation of left ventricle 61 13. Cook's modification of Riva-Rocci's blood pressure instrument 72 14. Stanton's sphygmomanometer 73 15. The Erlanger sphygmomanometer with the Hirschfelder attachments 74 16. Desk model Baumanometer 75 17. Faught blood pressure instrument 76 18. Rogers' "Tycos" dial sphygmomanometer 77 19. Detail of the dial in the "Tycos" instrument 78 20. Faught dial instrument 79 21. Detail of the dial of the Faught instrument 79 22. The Sanborn instrument 80 23. Method of taking blood pressure with a patient in sitting position 81 24. Method of taking blood pressure with patient lying down 82 25. Observation by the auscultatory method and a mercury instrument 84