Across the centuries: Piecing together the anatomy of the heart

• Main Authors: Wallisa Roberts (Author), Sonja Salandy (Author), Gaurav Mandal (Author), M.K. Holda (Author), K.A. Tomaszewksi (Author), Jerzy Gielecki (Author), R. Shane Tubbs (Author), Marios Loukas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The history of the cardiac anatomy dates back to 3500 B.C. when the Greeks and Egyptians based their understanding of this structure on their religious beliefs. During the 5th century, Hippocrates, the "Father of medicine," established medicine as a science and highlighted the...