print email comment close The Beat Goes On: A History of Cardiology URL: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/beatgoesonhistory/beatgoesonhistory.html Description: Companion to an exhibit from 1990 about the human heart that "traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment." Includes images and information about bloodletting, blood pressure, stethoscopes, surgery, pacemakers, EKG machines, pharmaceuticals, and more. Also includes a bibliography. From the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum. Publisher: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum (UIHC) Extra Keywords digitalis foxglove electrocardiograph electrocardiogram Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cardiology Heart Medicine -- History LII Database Information: Record 19431 created by Maria Brandt on 10/24/2005 Last modification on 10/26/2005 Published: 10/26/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19431