Time to remember Avicenna for his contribution to pulsology

Complexity and rationality of Avicenna's pulsology: A step towards understanding the past for today's applications

“…2 and 3). Although SIC was first described in Japan and originally thought to affect mainly elderly Asian women [3], our data show that SIC is prevalent worldwide. The top ten countries to report cases with SIC are USA, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, France, Korea, Spain, Australia and Poland.…”

De pulsibus, — or sense and simplicity in daily medical practice

“…Those words, ascribed to Avicenna, may perhaps be apposite to the halfhearted feeling of Dr.Turgay Celik, vainly searching for ibn Sina in my paper. In this respect his remarks and comment [1] in response are indeed of value, putting general lines of development in a proper historic perspective. I therefore greatly appreciate his attention and critical reading and welcome his opinion on this matter.…”

“…In particular, inflammation triggers plaque rupture and elevated serum levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) indicating an increased risk for clinical atherothrombotic events [1]. The JUPITER trial [2] has recently demonstrated an outstanding reduction of cardiovascular events by 20 mg rosuvastatin/ day in subjects with high CRP who were apparently healthy at baseline.…”

Discourse on pulse in medieval Persia—the Hidayat of Al-Akhawayni (?–983AD)

“…The similar description of the arterial pulse components is depicted in both Rhazes's and Avicenna's books [21][22][23]. In addition, ancient Chinese and Greek physicians including Galen erroneously believed that there was a unique type of pulse for every organ of the body and for every disease [24]. Although Akhawayni and his successors used pulse sensation as prognostic and diagnostic factor and for diseases differentiation, they have not defined any particular pulse for every organ and disease [25].…”