01-12-2009 | Medicina Antiqua
Leonardo da Vinci on atherosclerosis and the function of the sinuses of Valsalva
Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Uitgave 12/2009
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Although well studied by a medical scholar like Kenneth D. Keele, Leonardo da Vinci’s elaborate study of the heart is not generally known. This article focuses on two of Leonardo’s achievements concerning atherosclerosis and the sinuses of Valsalva. The first is his post-mortem observation on the degeneration of the vascular system in an old man, an early case history.