Cardiology History

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  • 3900 BCE

    Egyptian

    Egyptian
    •Ancient medicine: governed by religion, magic, and (minimal) science
    •Passed down orally
    •Knowledge of cardiology generally limited bc of disability to carry out surgeries
    •Assessed patient’s medical history—essential to Egyptian medicine
    •(2232 BC) Coronary Ischemia - "if thou examinest a man for illness in his cardia and he has pains in his arms and in his breasts and in on one side of the cardia . . . it is death threatening him.”
  • 3300 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    •(Circa 500 BC) Alcmaeon of Croton—venous system distinct from the arterial system
    •(384-322 BC) Aristotle—power of thought & soul in the heart
    •Human dissection permitted
    •(Circa 280 BC) Herophilus of Chalcedon—pulse to a distinct group of vessels
    •School of Kos: 1st report of anatomical details of the heart; transports life throughout body
  • 2600 BCE

    Romans

    Romans
    •Ancient medicine was used by herbal remedies.
    •The pinterest Fennel was widely used in the Roman times.
    •Influenced heavily by Greek medicine.
    •Knowledge gained on the battlefield.
    •Passed down by word.
    •Limited amount of knowledge because of not many medical advancements
    •Rufus of Ephesus: atria apart of the heart do to timed pulses
    •Galen: left ventricle more hypertrophied than the right, which sent blood to lungs to clean it of impurities
  • 1300

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    •Knowledge: works of Hippocrates & Galen
    •Secret human dissections --> pathological anatomy
    •Leonardo da Vinci: atrial septal defect
    •Andreas Vesalius: heart was in the center of the vascular network, pulmonary veins carry air from lungs to left atrium
    •Michael Servetus: circulation through the lungs
    •Realdus Columbus: pulmonary veins carry blood, not air
    •Hieronymus Fabricius ab Acquapendente: valves in veins, carry blood against gravity, & general structures of venous system

  • 17th Century

    17th Century
    •The foundation for cardiology began in 1628 thanks to William Harvey, who published his research on the circulatory system and the heart→how the pulmonary & systemic systems function together
    •He correctly explains physiologic side-effects of anatomic malformation
    •(August 26, 1938) Robert Gross: closes off patent ductus of 7-year-old girl→congenital heart disease now treatable

  • The 18th & 19th Century

    The 18th & 19th Century
    •Physicians during this century started gaining a better understanding on the pulse and blood pressure through auscultation and with the help of the stethoscope which was created in 1816