Cardiovascular medicine in Morgagni's De sedibus: Dawn of cardiovascular pathology

The most significant cardiovascular anatomo-clinical observations from Morgagni's masterpiece De sedibus et causis morborum per anatomen indagatis (1761) are herein reported, divided into the current taxonomy according to cardiac structure: A) aorta and pulmonary artery; B) pericardium, C) coronary arteries, D) myocardium, E) endocardium, F) congenital heart defects, and G) heart rhythm disorders. Morgagni's interpretations in cardiovascular pathology were strictly related with the most advanced theories of his time, such as those of blood circulation and iatromechanics, nevertheless he remained close to the empirical description of clinical and pathological anatomy phenomena with their individual specificity.
Source: Cardiovascular Pathology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research