Author : Allan Burns
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Observations on Some of the Most Frequent and Important Diseases of the Heart by : Allan Burns
Download or read book Observations on Some of the Most Frequent and Important Diseases of the Heart written by Allan Burns and published by . This book was released on 1809 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First edition of the author's original investigation of coronary circulation. "Burns described endocarditis and report three cases of mitral stenosis. He recognized the trill present in the latter condition and seems to have understood the mechanism of a cardiac murmur. He also described unilateral paralysis of the diaphragm resulting from pressure on the phrenic nerve by a thoracic aneurysm. Burns (1781-1813) "was an original investigator and man who fearlessly rejection traditional authority" (Fishman & Richards, Circulation of the Blood , p. 222-23). Empress Catherine of Russia invited him to St. Petersburg as director and surgeon of a hospital. -- B & L Rootenberg, 1987.