Heart in anatomy history, radiology, anthropology and art

Marinković, Slobodan; Lazić, Divna; Kanjuh, V; Valjarević, Svetlana; Tomić, Irina; Aksić, Milan; Starčević, Ana

doi:10.5603/fm.2014.0018

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“…Subsequently, until the beginning of the 20 th century, wax models held a prominent position as teaching tools for medical students and professionals [3,4,5,6]. Due to the complex configuration of the heart, three-dimensional (3D) models are of the utmost importance to understand both the morphological and pathophysiological features of this organ [7].…”

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Wax hearts: seeking the antiquity of cardiac pathology

Gouveia¹,

Santi²,

Ballestriero³

et al. 2021

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Wax models of normal and diseased organs were formerly essential medical teaching tools. The ceroplastic heart models from two 19th century pathology museums at the Universities of Florence (n = 8) and Coimbra (n = 10) were analysed. The Florentine collection comprised congenital malformations as well as infectious and inflammatory disorders. The Coimbra waxworks included congenital defects, cardiac hypertrophy and dilation, valvular pathology and cardiac adiposity. This study focuses on heart diseases and teaching resources in European university hospitals during the 19th century. It also highlights the importance of wax models in medical education both then and today, in an era of informatics and digital photography.

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Wax hearts: seeking the antiquity of cardiac pathology

Gouveia¹,

Santi²,

Ballestriero³

et al. 2021

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“…It is the same situation with internal heart anatomy. Moreover, it is now possible to selectively present 3D images of the myocardial fiber bundles using the diffusion-tensor MRI technique [8].…”

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“…In addition, certain modern radiologic images reached a high aesthetic value, so that they could be regarded as true digital artworks [8,10].…”

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confidence: 99%