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The Obscure Right Ventricle — A Historical Review

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Update 1988

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 5))

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The historical development of knownledge regarding the right ventricle is tightly linked to that of the cardiovascular system which is the cornerstone of understanding of human physiology. The history of this phase of intellectual advance is long and full of intense human interest. It is also stimulating in a practical way to consider how our knowledge of the operation of the heart and blood vessels were obtained.

“La force du mythe est d’opposer aux légitimes inquiétudes de l’homme une illusion cohérente afin de rendre le monde compréhensible” (Ph. Gorny [1])

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  1. J. F. Dhainaut
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  2. E. Ghannad
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  3. J. Dall’ava-Santucci
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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Louis Vincent (Assistant-Director) (Assistant-Director)

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Dhainaut, J.F., Ghannad, E., Dall’ava-Santucci, J. (1988). The Obscure Right Ventricle — A Historical Review. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1988. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83392-2_25

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