GENERAL NEWS
Third Interamerican Cardiological Congress.
—The Interamerican Society of Cardiology has authorized the meeting of the Third Interamerican Cardiological Congress to be held in Chicago, at the Michael Reese Hospital, from June 13 to June 17, 1948. This meeting will take place immediately before the annual meeting of the American Heart Association, June 18 and 19, and the Annual Session of the American Medical Association, the week of June 20. Inquiries regarding the congress may be addressed to the offices of the Third Interamerican Cardiological Congress, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago.
SOCIETY NEWS
Brazilian Society of Cardiology.
—The fourth annual meeting of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology was held in São Salvador da Bahia the week of July 1 to 7, 1947. The main subject of the meeting was hypertensive heart disease and rheumatic heart disease.The 1948 meeting of the society