A group of New Orleans physicians will present a paper on a safer and simpler way to diagnose heart deformities Saturday at the American Heart Association scientific sessions meeting in St. Louis.
Dr. Albert L. Hyman of the Tulane university medical school will present the paper on behalf of himself and three other colleagues.
The paper deals with means of diagnosing heart deformities by placing hydrogen in the blood and detecting it with platinum elee trodes.
Other Louisiana physicians who will speak at the sessions include
Dr. George E. Burch, chairman of the Tulane medical department, who will deliver the opening address Friday; Dr. Edgar Hull of New Orleans, and Dr. Oscar Creech Jr., chairman cf the Tulane department of surgery.
Included in the scientific sessions will be discussions of clinical cardiology for general practitioners, internists and pediatricians; arteriosclerosis, surgery, circulation, high blood pressure, rheumatic fever and congenital heart disease.
Thirty physicians and lay mem-, bers of the Louisiana Heart Association are expected to attend the sessions. Six Loouisianians will attend the national assembly as delegates.
