Tag: jugular venous distention
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Remembering Sir Thomas Lewis’ contribution to understanding heart failure
Daniel Gelfman Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Figure 1: British Medical Journal, 1930 a Sir Thomas Lewis (1881-1945) has been called one of the “fathers of modern cardiology” due to his many significant contributions to that discipline. In 1930 he wrote a landmark paper clarifying the disease “congestive (heart) failure,” revealing clues that are present…
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The importance of the “The David Sign”
Daniel M. Gelfman Thad E. Wilson Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Photo Credit: Daniel M. Gelfman, MD, September 28, 2018. A recent article in JAMA Cardiology titled “The David Sign” discussed the presence of “persistent” external jugular venous distention “hiding in plain sight” on one of the world’s most famous statues: Michelangelo’s David, completed in…