The arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiology
In the 8th century AD, when the West sank into the darkness of the Middle Ages, the bloom of the sciences came from the Arabs. The work of the most famous Arabo-Islamic physicians reflects their knowledge of heart function and heart disease. Rhazes (864-925), claims that heart has two ventricles whi...
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doaj-1d7ffaabb97a4f2e83858dc575a79d6f2020-11-24T21:17:59ZengBalkan Medical UnionArchives of the Balkan Medical Union1584-92442558-815X2018-06-01532268271The arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiologyGeorgia PAPASTAVROU0Marianna KARAMANOU1Theodoros PAPAIOANNOU2Emmanouil AGAPITOS3George ANDROUTSOS4Department of History of Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceHistory of Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, GreeceBiomedical Engineering Unit, 1st Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GreeceBiomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, GreeceIn the 8th century AD, when the West sank into the darkness of the Middle Ages, the bloom of the sciences came from the Arabs. The work of the most famous Arabo-Islamic physicians reflects their knowledge of heart function and heart disease. Rhazes (864-925), claims that heart has two ventricles while Hally Abbas (930-994), was one of the first to deny the existence of communication between the right and the left cavities. Avicenna (980-1037) observed that there are three valves in the aorta’s outflow, which open when the volume of blood is ejected from the heart during contraction and close during the expansion of the heart. He was also a pioneer in examining and studying pulse and its wave. Finally, Ibn Al-Nafis (1213-1288) was the first to describe pulmonary circulation and for this reason, he is considered as a true precursor of cardiology.http://umbalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/14.The-arabo%E2%80%91islamic-contribution-to-the-evolution-of-cardiology.pdfhistory of cardiologyArabo-Islamic medicineRhazesAvicennaIbn Al-Nafis |
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Georgia PAPASTAVROU Marianna KARAMANOU Theodoros PAPAIOANNOU Emmanouil AGAPITOS George ANDROUTSOS The arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiology Archives of the Balkan Medical Union history of cardiology Arabo-Islamic medicine Rhazes Avicenna Ibn Al-Nafis |
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Georgia PAPASTAVROU Marianna KARAMANOU Theodoros PAPAIOANNOU Emmanouil AGAPITOS George ANDROUTSOS |
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The arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiology |
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The arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiology |
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The arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiology |
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The arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiology |
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The arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiology |
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arabo‑islamic contribution to the evolution of cardiology |
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Balkan Medical Union |
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Archives of the Balkan Medical Union |
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1584-9244 2558-815X |
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In the 8th century AD, when the West sank into the darkness of the Middle Ages, the bloom of the sciences came from the Arabs. The work of the most famous Arabo-Islamic physicians reflects their knowledge of heart function and heart disease. Rhazes (864-925), claims that heart has two ventricles while Hally Abbas (930-994), was one of the first to deny the existence of communication between the right and the left cavities. Avicenna (980-1037) observed that there are three valves in the aorta’s outflow, which open when the volume of blood is ejected from the heart during contraction and close during the expansion of the heart. He was also a pioneer in examining and studying pulse and its wave. Finally, Ibn Al-Nafis (1213-1288) was the first to describe pulmonary circulation and for this reason, he is considered as a true precursor of cardiology. |
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history of cardiology Arabo-Islamic medicine Rhazes Avicenna Ibn Al-Nafis |
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