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01.10.2014 | Review Article

Ibn Al Nafis: His Seminal Contributions to Cardiology

verfasst von: Mohammed T. Numan

Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology | Ausgabe 7/2014

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Abstract

Ibn Al Nafis, born 1213, was the first to discover the “circulation lesser” and describe the blood flow from the right ventricle to the lungs then back to the left ventricle 300 years before William Harvey. He bravely rejected the theory of Galen (130–200 AD) and Avicenna (980–1037 AD) which stated that the blood from the right ventricle passes through “invisible” holes in the ventricular septum to the left ventricle. Also was the first to note that the nourishment of the heart muscle is coming from the coronary arteries rather than from the inside of the ventricular cavity as described by earlier scholars.
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Metadaten
Titel
Ibn Al Nafis: His Seminal Contributions to Cardiology
verfasst von
Mohammed T. Numan
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2014
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Pediatric Cardiology / Ausgabe 7/2014
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-014-0990-7

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