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Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology 8/2012

01.12.2012 | Letter to the Editor

John Hunter (1728–1793) and the Earliest Description of a Double Superior Vena Cava and Isolation of the Left Subclavian Artery

verfasst von: Hutan Ashrafian

Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology | Ausgabe 8/2012

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John Hunter (1728–1793) is considered among the fathers of modern surgical anatomy and pathology. He is famed for being the first individual to describe a vast range of anatomic discoveries, diseases, and treatments, although these are thought to be focused largely on adult patients. His contribution to pediatric cardiology is not widely recognized, and for the first time, I identify John Hunter’s earliest description of two congenital pediatric cardiologic conditions. …
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Metadaten
Titel
John Hunter (1728–1793) and the Earliest Description of a Double Superior Vena Cava and Isolation of the Left Subclavian Artery
verfasst von
Hutan Ashrafian
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Pediatric Cardiology / Ausgabe 8/2012
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0471-9

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