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Review

Milestones in Understanding Pulmonary Circulation: From Antiquity to Heart-Lung Machine

Department of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, ECZ-Otwock, 05-400 Otwock, Poland
Diagnostics 2021, 11(2), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11020381
Submission received: 19 January 2021 / Revised: 15 February 2021 / Accepted: 21 February 2021 / Published: 23 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pulmonary Hypertension: Diagnosis and Management)

Abstract

Human pulmonary circulation is as full of mysteries and surprises as is the history of attempts to uncover and understand them. The Special Issue of Diagnostics, appearing after 2020 immobilized the world, give us an opportunity, space and momentum to remind to our medical community at least the main milestones which mark the progress that was made before our times. This review’s aim is to remind about pioneers and their ideas which now are considered as if they were always with us—which is not the case…
Keywords: pulmonary circulation; history; milestones; pulmonary hypertension; renaissance; autopsy; heart catheterization pulmonary circulation; history; milestones; pulmonary hypertension; renaissance; autopsy; heart catheterization

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Torbicki, A. Milestones in Understanding Pulmonary Circulation: From Antiquity to Heart-Lung Machine. Diagnostics 2021, 11, 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11020381

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Torbicki A. Milestones in Understanding Pulmonary Circulation: From Antiquity to Heart-Lung Machine. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(2):381. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11020381

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Torbicki, Adam. 2021. "Milestones in Understanding Pulmonary Circulation: From Antiquity to Heart-Lung Machine" Diagnostics 11, no. 2: 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11020381

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Torbicki, A. (2021). Milestones in Understanding Pulmonary Circulation: From Antiquity to Heart-Lung Machine. Diagnostics, 11(2), 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11020381

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