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Research conducted at Children's Heart Center has provided new information about cardiology
2009 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to a study from the United States, "Creating eponyms for surgical procedures or medical discoveries can be a simple objective process of attaching names of innovators." "Some eponyms, however, have a controversial history. Undertaking the first systemic-to-pulmonary arterial shunt required the combined efforts of Helen Taussig, Vivien Thomas, and Alfred Blalock," wrote W.N. Evans and colleagues, Children's Heart Center. The researchers concluded: "In this review, I attempt to look beyond the mechanics of attributing the eponym to the larger social history surrounding the term." Evans and colleagues published their study in Cardiology in the Young (The Blalock-Taussig shunt: the social history of an eponym. Cardiology in the Young, 2009;19(2):119-128). For more information, contact W.N. Evans, Children's Heart Center, 3006 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste. 690, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA. Publisher contact information for the journal Cardiology in the Young is: Cambridge University Press, Edinburgh Bldg, Shaftesbury Rd., CB2 8RU Cambridge, England. Keywords: United States, Las Vegas, Life Sciences, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Tetralogy Of Fallot, Cardiac Surgery, Children's Heart Center. This article was prepared by Cardiovascular Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Cardiovascular Week via NewsRx.com.
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