Hypertension is one of the most commonly treated conditions in modern medical practice,
but despite its long history, it was largely ignored until the midpoint of the 20th century. This …

Current arterial pulse monitoring systems capture data at high frequencies (100–1000 Hz).
However, they typically report averaged or low frequency summary data such as heart rate …

In so far as there are two schools, an old and a new, in cardiology, there are two schools in
thefollowing sense. There is a small body of workers who spend their time and energies in …

Audrey B. Davis ssg Precise examination through physical diagnosis represents the
western¿«S physician's response to the technological revolution of the nineteenth and …

Blood pressure measurements are an expected feature of American health culture. The
machinery is integral to a doctor's office, and the measurements typically start the physical …

Commercial actors play a key role in promoting public health agendas as they move into
space previously occupied by the state-sponsored health sector and welfare state. This …

Introduction: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE is still a major cause of mortality in kidney
transplant patients. This is partially attributed to the nonclassic cardiovascular risk factors …

A preocupação médica com o pulso perde--se no tempo. Nos papiros egípcios de Smith
(1.700 aC) e Ebers (1.500 aC) já há a referência da contagem do pulso (Figura 1) e de que …

The implementation of medical technology during the 19th century played a key role in the
transformation of medicine from an empirical practice to a life science. The paper …

S. Basch (1837-1905) sucedió a F. Semeleder como médico ordinario de Maximiliano,
emperador de México. El nuevo médico imperial había sido discípulo de Brücke (1819 …