Sir Thomas Lewis has become one of the greatest cardiologists of this century. He was foremost in using the newly invented electrocardiograph to diagnose heart disease and was a pioneer of cardiac electro-physiology. This is the first biography of Sir Thomas Lewis, who became famous, whilst still quite young, for his outstanding pioneer work in electrocardiography. It recounts the scientific career of Lewis, together with accounts of his hospital work and teaching, and his familiy life and hobbies. There are over 100 illustrations including Lewis and his co-workers, and much of the information about Lewis has been derived from first hand accounts by his former associates. This biography appeal to cardiologists and to those physicians, surgeons and research workers with a special interest in the skin, pain and vascular disease, as well as clinical physiologists and medical historians.
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.10.2011

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Oct 14, 2011

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Source title: Sir Thomas Lewis: Pioneer Cardiologist and Clinical Scientist

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Early life · Family · Education · Medical School at University College Cardiff and University College London....Pages 1-12
Graduates · House appointments at University College Hospital · Research on pulse and blood pressure · Meets Dr James Mackenzie in 1908 · Becomes editor of Heart ....Pages 13-27
The electrocardiograph · Elucidates atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias · Gets his own department · Writes a much acclaimed monograph · Meets Willem Einthoven....Pages 28-48
Appointed to the staff of UCH · Studies on the excitatory wave, bundle branch block, and ventricular hypertrophy · Research in medicine · Visit to Canada and the United State of America....Pages 49-67
The Medical Research Committee · The World War · The Soldier’s Heart and the Effort Syndrome....Pages 68-83
Department of clinical research established · Atrial fibrillation and the circus movement · Mechanism and Graphic Registration of the Heart Beat · Experimental and clinical studies with quinidine....Pages 84-94
Visits Einthoven in Leiden · Endocarditis research · Congenital heart disease · Visit to the United States of America....Pages 95-108
War injuries used as research models · The triple response of the skin to injury, the H substance · Monograph on blood vessels of the human skin · Physiology and medicine · Third edition of The Mechanism · Nobel Prize for Einthoven · Death of Mackenzie · Controversy over dog experiments....Pages 109-124
Has a myocardial infarction · The Harvey Film · Royal Medal of the Royal Society · Disagreement with W.H. Craib · Presentation volume from his associates....Pages 125-136
Clinical Science....Pages 137-149
Cold and the skin · Cold urticaria and haemoglobinuria · Acrocyanosis · Raynaud’s disease....Pages 150-157
Intermittent claudication · Factor P. Angina pectoris · Erythralgia · A visit to the United State of America in 1931 · R.T. Grant’s 1000 patient follow up study....Pages 158-167
Diseases of the Heart · The Harveian Oration · Completion of eight years’ work on the peripheral circulation · The last volume of Heart · Vascular Disorders of the Limbs · A second myocardial infarction....Pages 168-187
Studies of pain · The nocifensor system of nerves · Double pain response in the skin · Referred pain and tenderness....Pages 188-202
The Cardiographic Department and the Department of Clinical Research · Hospital duties and teaching....Pages 203-224
Marriage · Family life · Holidays · Hobbies....Pages 225-243
The war years · Effort syndrome · Llandough Hospital · Monograph on Pain · Views on digitalis · Copley Medal · Final illness and death....Pages 244-270
Back Matter....Pages 271-300

Sir Thomas Lewis has become one of the foremost cardiologists of the century. This biography recounts his scientific career, together with accounts of his hospital work and teaching, and his family life and hobbies.

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