11-18-2009, 08:22 AM
A new study has found evidence of heart disease in ancient Egyptians.
I’ve been curious about some of Fronto’s letters where he details his health. He talks about severe pain in his arm and neck (Loeb I, pg. 219), groin and back (pg. 225) and in his shoulder and neck (pg. 227), finally culminating in some sort of attack:
This last letter has been dated to about 154 – 156, and Fronto probably died ten years later.
Do you think this could have been a heart attack?
I’ve been curious about some of Fronto’s letters where he details his health. He talks about severe pain in his arm and neck (Loeb I, pg. 219), groin and back (pg. 225) and in his shoulder and neck (pg. 227), finally culminating in some sort of attack:
Quote:I have had such a choleraic attack that I lost my voice, gasped and struggled for breath; finally, my circulation failed and the pulse being imperceptible I became unconscious; in fact, I was given up by my family as dead and remained insensible for some time. The doctors were given no time or opportunity to revive or relieve me even with a warm bath or cold water or food, except that after nightfall I swallowed a few morsels of bread soaked in wine. Thus I was gradually brought quite round. For three whole days after I did not recover my voice. But now by God’s hep I am getting on very comfortably
Loeb Fronto I, pg 242-243
This last letter has been dated to about 154 – 156, and Fronto probably died ten years later.
Do you think this could have been a heart attack?
David J. Cord
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