'. P'l '% 'a,, > YI` " 7 Da. HOWARD F. WEST DR. H. M. MARVIN DR. HOWARD B. SPRAGUE DR. GEORGE R. HERRMANN Treasurer Vice-Preriden: Chairman Execntrve Commi:tee Secretary Da. EDY W. Scorr President. American Heart Association, Inc. DIRECTORS 1790 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 19, N. Y. BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DR. WILLIAM B. PORTER :E: Fo$Nd: x;tpN DR. FRED M. SMITH Da. HOWARD B. SPRAGUE DR. GEORGE F. STRONG Va DR. WILLIAM D. STROUD DR. HARRY E. UNGERLEIDER DR. PAUL D. WHITE DR. PRANK N. WILSON *DR. IRVING S. WRIGHT DR. WALLACE M. YATER *DR. HOWARD F. WEST Richmond Va. Iowa City mouver, B.C.. Can. Philadelphia New York City Los Angeles Boston Ann +r San Cleveland FraAciscot Bostont Washington, New York D. Cityt C. *DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. *DR. DR. DR. DR. *DR. Da. *DR. *DR. *DR. DR, DR. DR. EDGAB V. ALLEN ARLIB R. BARNES WILLIAM H. BUNN CLARENCB de la CHAPELL WILLIAM DOCK NORMAN E. FREEMAN TINSLEY R. H.4P.iUsoN GEORGE R. HEWANN T. DUCKETT JONES SAMUEL A. LEVINE GILBERT MARQUABDT H. M. MARVIN EDWIN P. MAYNARD. Ja. THOMAS M. MCMILLAN ONATHAN MEAKINS H . STERLING NICHOL HAROLD E. B. PARDEE LOUIS N. KAT2 Rochester Mian.? Rochester: Minn. Youngstown Ohio ,E New Yo;k City Los An eles Philadechiat Dallas Galveston Boston Chicago Boston Chicago+ New Haven Brooklyn Philadelphia Montreal+ Miami New York City DR. H. M..MARVIN, Acting Executrue Secretary ANNA S. WRIGHT, Ofice Secretary TELEPHONE CIRCLE 5-8000 August 22, 1944 *EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE +IN MILITARY SERVICE Mrs. Albert PJ, Lasker 405 Lexington Avenue Chrys ler Bldg. New York, New York Dear Mrs . Lasker: Inmediately after our pleasant and helpful conversation two weeks ago, I sent letters to about thirty of the men whom I believed to be in the best position to furnish information that mikht be helpful to Senator Pepper's Committee. Replies have not been received from all, but I beliove the informtion now avail- able is of' sufficient interest and value to justify my sending it to you. Please understand that this represents a very hasty and necessarily incomplete survey, although in many instances the figures have been accurately compiled by hospitals and Medical Schools, It should also be understood that the basis for calculations has not been the same in all instanoes, as some correspondents have excluded the salaries of full-time teachers who spend a few hours per week in investigative work, while others have included such salaries. believe the figures are sufficient to justify certain broad conclusions. x 7 -7- Despite these inaccuracies, I Louisiana 4b 4,000 Mi ohi gan 85,000 to 8,000 Minnesota 30,000 (inomplete) New York State 21,000 (excluding New York City) ..- North Carolina 6,000 Ohio (inoomplete) 5,000 Pennsylvania 50,000 (excluding Philadelphia) Tennes see 5,000 Virginia 5,000 % a few medical oenters, such as sums are undoubtedly being smnt. a fairly close approximation to $115,000 hicago (incomplete ) S;l.,~~~52,000 79 , 500 (not including Rockefeller Institute or medioal research) I Philadelphia 116 , 000 Cs lifornia 60,000 Connectiout 10,000 Florida 11,000 Kentucky 2,000 Georgia 6,000 Iowa 1,500 As you will see, the above list omits St. Louis and Baltimore, where smll additional But I believe the figures given above represent the total now being expended on cardiovascular researoh-in this country. opinion the figures are very liberal estimates, inasmuch as they frequently include In nry The American Heart Association publishes or dzstrzbutes: Modern Concepts of Cardiovascular Disease (monthly), Bulletin of the Associsttim (quarterly), Nomenclature and Criteria fir Diagnosis of Disemes of the Heart, Standard Requirements fir a Cardiac Clinic and for a Peripheral Vasculm Disease Clinic, Standardization of Precordial Leads. Standardization of Blood Pressure Readings, pamphlets, cardiac record charts, films, lantern slider, and models and photographs oj normal and abnormal hearts. The American Heart Journal, published by C. lT. Mosby Company, St. Louis, Mo., is under the eJitoria1 control of the Direcforr of the Arsocigtion. Mrs. Albert E, Lasker -2- August 22, 1944 such items as salaries of men engaged primarily in teaching rather than research, the salaries of janitors, etc, You will understand of course that the above amounts do not include the sums spent by the research departments of the large drug-manufacturing houses, such as Lilly, Squibb, Parke-Davis, and others. The firm of Eli Lilly and Company spends large sums for the investigation of hypertension, which is an illustration of the type of work that might have to be inoluded in a full survey. The replies to my first question have been prmpt and detailed. Unfortunately, niy seoond question, relating to the amount of money that could be profitably used for oardiovascular researoh, was ignore6 by rnany of my correspondents. Most of those who answered expressed the general opinion that the institutions and individuals now engaged in suoh researoh could use three to four times the amounts now available. California could use $350,000 yearly for the problems that are considered urgent. Several whose opinions I value highly have suggested amounts of two or three million dollars a year as suitable, with the understmding that this might have to be increased after one or two years, I am still awaiting some word from a representative of the American Nedical Association, who tells me that more precise informgtion may be on file in the headquarters office, If this is not suffioiently detailed or helpful, please do not hesitate to write or telephone me, and I will do anything I can to supplement it, My New Haven address is 303 Yhitney Avenue, and the telephone number is 5-8241. I will be in the Xew York office again on Tuesday August 29, and you oould probably reach me by telephone between 10:15 and 4:30, except for the lunch hour. Sincerely yours,