Tampa Bay Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic presents
Heart Health
through Education
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Tampa Bay Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic presents Heart Health
through Education
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FUN HEART FACTS 17th Century © 1628: First description of the vein-artery system and structure of the heart 18th Century © 1706: First description of structure of the heart’s chambers and vessels © 1733: First measurement of blood pressure 19th Century © 1816: First stethoscopes was developed © 1827: Adams, in 1827 and Stokes in 1854, associated a seizure with a pause in an already slow cardiac rate © 1957: A safer method for measuring blood pressure was provided by Marey's wrist sphygmograph © 1882: The phrase “heart block” was first used. 20th Century © 1920: First EKG machine was used © 1924: American Heart Association was formed © 1947: First defibrillator used © 1950: First artificial heart valve © 1953: First heart lung machine © 1958: First pacemaker was used © 1967: First heart transplant was performed © 1967: First leg vein used to bypass a blocked coronary artery © 1974: First balloon angioplasty was performed © 1980: First ICD implant was performed © 1986: First Stent implant was performed 21st Century © 2001: First robotic heart surgery was performed © 2003: First drug eluting stent was used © 2007: researchers at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology reported creating new heart muscle tissue using human embryonic stem cells. The tissue, complete with its own blood vessels, could eventually be used to replace damaged cardiac tissue after a heart attack Written by Marie Cheine Edited by Hector Fontanet, M.D., FACC |
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