The curious history of the heart a cultural and scientific journey
This book traces the evolution of our understanding of the heart from the dawn of civilization to the present. Vincent M. Figueredo-an accomplished cardiologist and expert on the history of the human heart-explores the role and significance of the heart in art, culture, religion, philosophy, and sci...
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| Idioma: | anglès |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2023
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Taula de continguts:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- I The Ancient Heart
- 1 The Heart Means Life
- 2 Heart and Soul
- 3 The Heart and God
- 4 An Emotional Heart
- 5 Ancient Understanding of the Physical Heart
- 6 Ancient Heart Disease
- II The Heart Goes Into the Darkness and Comes Out in the Light
- 7 The Dark Ages
- 8 The Islamic Golden Age
- 9 The Viking Cold Hjarta
- 10 American Heart Sacrifice
- 11 The Heart Renaissance
- 12 Hither and Thither
- III heART
- 13 The Heart in Art
- 14 The Heart in Literature
- 15 The Heart in Music
- 16 Heart Rituals
- IV Heart 101
- 17 The Pump
- 18 Heart Anatomy
- 19 Heart Sounds
- 20 The Color of Blood
- 21 The Heart's Electrical System
- 22 What Is an EKG?
- 23 What Is Blood Pressure?
- 24 What Is Heart Failure?
- 25 What Is "Having a Coronary"?
- 26 Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in Heart Disease
- 27 Sudden Death of an Athlete
- 28 The Word Heart
- V The Modern Heart
- 29 Enlightenment and the Age of Revolution
- 30 The Twentieth Century and Heart Disease
- 31 Aspirin
- 32 The Twentieth Century and Heart Surgery
- 33 The Heart Now
- 34 The Broken Heart Syndrome
- 35 The Heart-Brain Connection
- 36 The Future Heart