The Blalock-Taussig shunt: the social history of an eponym

被引：9

作者：

Evans, William N. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Childrens Heart Ctr, Las Vegas, NV 89109 USA

[2] Univ Nevada, Sch Med, Div Cardiol, Dept Pediat, Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA

来源：

CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG | 2009年 / 19卷 / 02期

关键词：

History; paediatric cardiac surgery; tetralogy of Fallot; Johns Hopkins;

D O I：

10.1017/S1047951109003631

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

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. In this review, I attempt to look beyond the mechanics of attributing the eponym to the larger social history surrounding the term.

引用

页码：119 / 128

页数：10

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