Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Frederick Akbar Mahomen

  • The true discoverer of essential hypertension

    Frederick Akbar Mahomed (1849–1884) may justly be deemed the true discoverer of essential hypertension and the originator of the concept that high blood pressure could damage the kidneys and blood vessels. Grandson of an Indian immigrant and physician at Guy’s hospital, he unfortunately died of typhoid fever at the early age of 35. Using a…