Health Dictionary
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Left ventricular aneurysm historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Aneurysm was first described by John Hunter in 1880.
Historical perspective
Historical perspective
- British vascular surgeons, John and William Hunter, first described an aneurysm in 1880.
- In 1967, Gorlin and colleagues reported that a strong suspicion of aneurysm could be obtained in 75% of patients with myocardial infarction.[1]
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]