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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Prif Awdur: Figueredo, Vincent M. (Awdur)
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: New York Columbia University Press 2023
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3340202
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • 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