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| Diseases ->Heart: Milestones in Cardiology |
KEYWORDS: heart disease heart susrgery heart surgeon milestones in cardiology Robert Jarvic American physician American surgeons American cardiologist J.R. Jude Willem DeVries Christiaan Barnard Adrian Kantrowitz John Gibbon F. John Lewis Charles Hufnagel Robert E. Gross James B. Herrick Willem Einthoven Rene T.H. Laennec Stephen Hales Raymond Vieussens William Harvey
Here is a timeline of the developments and advancements in the treatment of diseases of the heart.
| 1628 | William Harvey, an
English Physician, first describes blood circulation. |
| 1706 | Raymond de Vieussens,
a French anatomy
professor, first describes the structure of the heart's
chambers and vessels. |
| 1733 | Stephen Hales,
an English clergyman and
scientist, first measures blood pressure. |
| 1816 | Rene T. H. Laennec,
a French physician,
invents the stethoscope. |
| 1903 | Willem Einthoven,
a Dutch physiologist,
develops the electrocardiograph. |
| 1912 | James B. Herrick,
an American physician,
first describes heart disease resulting from hardening of
the arteries. |
| 1938 | Robert E. Gross,
an American surgeon,
performs first heart surgery. |
| 1951 | Charles Hufnagel,
an American surgeon,
develops a plastic valve to repair an aortic valve. |
| 1952 | F. John Lewis,
an American surgeon, performs
first successful open heart surgery. |
| 1953 | John H. Gibbon,
an American surgeon, first
uses a mechanical heart and blood purifier. |
| 1961 | J. R. Jude, an
American cardiologist, leads
a team performing the first external cardiac massage to
restart a heart. |
| 1965 | Michael DeBakey and
Adrian Kantrowitz,
American surgeons, implant mechanical devices to help a
diseased heart. |
| 1967 | Christiaan Barnard,
a South African surgeon,
performs the first whole heart transplant from one person
to another. |
| 1982 | Willem DeVries,
an American surgeon,
implants a permanent artificial heart, designed by Robert
Jarvik, an American physician, into a patient. |
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