Vieussens, R.

Japanese: Vieussens,R.(英語表記)VieussensR
Vieussens, R.

…During the Edo period, diseases accompanied by chest pain were generally called sha-ku (a bronchial disease), and this probably included myocardial infarction and angina pectoris. It was only after the 18th century that knowledge of heart and aortic diseases improved in modern European medicine. Raymond Vieussens (1641-1716) of France described aortic regurgitation, mitral stenosis, and pericardial edema, Giovanni Maria Lancisi (1654-1720) of Italy described aneurysms, and William Heberden (1710-1801) of England described angina pectoris in terms of pathological anatomy and clinical medicine. The breakthrough in cardiology came in the 20th century with the invention of X-rays and electrocardiographs. …

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…江戸時代には胸部の疼痛を伴う病気を癪(しやく)と総称していたが,この中には心筋梗塞や狭心症も含まれていたと思われる。 ヨーロッパの近代医学で心臓と大動脈の病気についての知識が進歩したのは18世紀以後のことで,フランスのビユサンスRaymond Vieussens(1641‐1716)は大動脈弁閉鎖不全症,僧帽弁狭窄症,心囊水腫などについて,イタリアのランチシGiovanni Maria Lancisi(1654‐1720)は動脈瘤について,イギリスのヘバーデンWilliam Heberden(1710‐1801)は狭心症について病理解剖および臨床医学的に記述した。心臓病学の画期的な進歩はX線や心電計が発明された20世紀になってからのことである。…

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