François Dessertenne
François Dessertenne (1917 – 2006) was a French physician and cardiologist.
Biography
- Born 1917
- 1948 – Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hôpital Lariboisière, France. Assistant to Prof Yves Bouvrain (1910 – 2002)
- Died
Medical Eponyms
Key Medical Contributions
Major Publications
- Dessertenne F. La tachycardie ventriculaire à deux foyers opposés variables [Ventricular tachycardia with 2 variable opposing foci]. Archives des Maladies du Cœur et des Vaisseaux 1966; 59(2): 263–272
- Dessertenne F. Ventricular tachycardia with two variable foci. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 1990; 4(4): 1171-1176.
- Dessertenne F, Coumel P, Fabiato A. Ventricular fibrillation and torsades de pointes. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 1990;4(4):1177-1182.
- Dessertenne F, Fabiato A, Coumel P. A new chapter of electrocardiography: the progressive variations in the amplitude of the electrocardiogram. 1966. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 1991; 5(1): 171-190.
Controversies
References
- Fontaine G. A new look at torsades de pointes. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1992; 644: 157-177.
- Mullins ME. Mon bête noir (my pet peeve). J Med Toxicol. 2011; 7(2): 181.
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