How the heart works
The four-chambered engine
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The spark of life
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Mapping the flow
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Hearts under pressure
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Ancient heart ideas: Ancient Egyptians believed the heart, not the brain, was the center of human intelligence, memory, and emotion.
The movement of blood through the vessels of the body induced by the pumping action of the heart. In 1628, physician William Harvey proved that blood flows continuously through this closed loop.
What did the ancient Greek physician Galen incorrectly believe about how blood behaved?
Which microscopic blood vessels, discovered by Marcello Malpighi in 1661, finally connected arteries to veins?
Which ancient civilization preserved the heart during mummification because they believed it held the soul?
In what year did William Harvey publish his groundbreaking book proving blood circulates in a loop?
What major medical hurdle did early heart transplant surgeons have to overcome to prevent organ rejection?
Where did surgeon Christiaan Barnard perform the first successful human heart transplant in 1967?