Edgard Hirtz
Edgard Hirtz (1849 - 1916) was German born, French trained physician. Hirtz Sign (1911) ore knee-chest position in pericardial effusion
Category Cardiology
Giovanni Maria Lancisi
Biography Born 26 October 1654 Died 20 January 1720 Medical Eponyms Sign Key Medical Attributions Commotio cordis (1707) Sic olim vidimus, inflicto vehementer pugno sub cartilagine mucronata, vitae nodum ex tempore solutum; nimirum quod eo loci una conuenivnt, valideque per…
Carl Ludwig
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (1816-1895) German physician and physiologist. Designed advanced experimental laboratory, spawned many eponyms
Pierre Merklen
Pierre Félix Merklen (1852 - 1906) was a French physician and cardiologist.
Friedrich Ludwig Kreysig
Friedrich Ludwig Kreysig (1779 - 1839) was a German physician and botanist. Described the Heim-Kreysig sign (1816)
Ernst Ludwig Heim
Ernst Ludwig Heim (1747 - 1834) was a German physician and naturalist. Heim-Kreysig sign (1816) adherent pericarditis
Auguste-Nicolas Gendrin
Auguste-Nicolas Gendrin (1796 - 1890) was a French physician.
Richard Lower
Richard Lower (1631 - 1691) was an English physiologist. Early descriptions of cardiac tamponade, pericarditis, blood transfusion, xenotransfusion
TEE Essentials: Assessment of the aortic valve
By the end of the lesson, participants will have learned about the anatomy of the aortic valve with reference to TEE aortic valve.
TEE Essentials: Assessment of the mitral valve
Transesophageal Echocardiography Essentials course with consultant cardiologist Andrew R. Houghton. By the end of the lesson, participants will have learned about the anatomy of the mitral valve with reference to TEE imaging.
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TEE Essentials: Assessment of the left ventricle
Medmastery: participants will have learned how to obtain the mid-esophageal 4-chamber view of the TEE Left ventricle (LV)