Martin Flack
Martin William Flack (1882 – 1931) was an English physiologist .
Biography
- Born 1882
- Died 13 August 1931
Medical Eponyms
Node of Keith-Flack (1907)
[aka Keith-Flack node; SA node; sino-atrial node]
Major Publications
- Keith A, Flack MW. The auriculo-ventricular bundle of the human heart. Lancet 1906; 168(4328): 359-364. [Re-print. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2004;9(4):400-409]
- Keith A, Flack M. The Form and Nature of the Muscular Connections between the Primary Divisions of the Vertebrate Heart. J Anat Physiol. 1907;41(Pt 3):172-189. [Keith-Flack node]
Controversies
References
- Willus FA. Martin William Flack. In: Classics of cardiology. 1941: 743-762
- Silverman ME, Hollman A. Discovery of the sinus node by Keith and Flack: on the centennial of their 1907 publication. Heart. 2007; 93(10): 1184-1187.
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