To other public discussion of President Eisenhower's heart was added last week a recommendation from Cleveland's noted Heart Surgeon Claude S. Beck which stirred up a loud murmur of controversy. The recommendation: that Ike be examined in six months and, "if this proves the risk to be not too great," that he submit to heart surgery to extend his life expectancy and permit him to carry a bigger work load.
Dr. Beck mentioned President Eisenhower as a candidate for the operation after he had described its technique before the annual assembly of the District of Columbia Medical Society in Washington. The...
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