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Sir Thomas Lewis

Pioneer Cardiologist and Clinical Scientist

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Arthur Hollman

    1. University College Hospital, London, UK
      Department of Medicine, University College London Medical School, London, UK

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Early life · Family · Education · Medical School at University College Cardiff and University College London

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 1-12

  3. Graduates · House appointments at University College Hospital · Research on pulse and blood pressure · Meets Dr James Mackenzie in 1908 · Becomes editor of Heart

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 13-27

  4. The electrocardiograph · Elucidates atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias · Gets his own department · Writes a much acclaimed monograph · Meets Willem Einthoven

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 28-48

  5. Appointed to the staff of UCH · Studies on the excitatory wave, bundle branch block, and ventricular hypertrophy · Research in medicine · Visit to Canada and the United State of America

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 49-67

  6. The Medical Research Committee · The World War · The Soldier’s Heart and the Effort Syndrome

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 68-83

  7. Department of clinical research established · Atrial fibrillation and the circus movement · Mechanism and Graphic Registration of the Heart Beat · Experimental and clinical studies with quinidine

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 84-94

  8. Visits Einthoven in Leiden · Endocarditis research · Congenital heart disease · Visit to the United States of America

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 95-108

  9. War injuries used as research models · The triple response of the skin to injury, the H substance · Monograph on blood vessels of the human skin · Physiology and medicine · Third edition of The Mechanism · Nobel Prize for Einthoven · Death of Mackenzie · Controversy over dog experiments

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 109-124

  10. Has a myocardial infarction · The Harvey Film · Royal Medal of the Royal Society · Disagreement with W.H. Craib · Presentation volume from his associates

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 125-136

  11. Clinical Science

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 137-149

  12. Cold and the skin · Cold urticaria and haemoglobinuria · Acrocyanosis · Raynaud’s disease

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 150-157

  13. Intermittent claudication · Factor P. Angina pectoris · Erythralgia · A visit to the United State of America in 1931 · R.T. Grant’s 1000 patient follow up study

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 158-167

  14. Diseases of the Heart · The Harveian Oration · Completion of eight years’ work on the peripheral circulation · The last volume of Heart · Vascular Disorders of the Limbs · A second myocardial infarction

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 168-187

  15. Studies of pain · The nocifensor system of nerves · Double pain response in the skin · Referred pain and tenderness

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 188-202

  16. The Cardiographic Department and the Department of Clinical Research · Hospital duties and teaching

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 203-224

  17. Marriage · Family life · Holidays · Hobbies

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 225-243

  18. The war years · Effort syndrome · Llandough Hospital · Monograph on Pain · Views on digitalis · Copley Medal · Final illness and death

    • Arthur Hollman
    Pages 244-270

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 271-300
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About this book

Sir Thomas Lewis has become one of the greatest cardiologists of this century. He was foremost in using the newly invented electrocardiograph to diagnose heart disease and was a pioneer of cardiac electro-physiology. This is the first biography of Sir Thomas Lewis, who became famous, whilst still quite young, for his outstanding pioneer work in electrocardiography. It recounts the scientific career of Lewis, together with accounts of his hospital work and teaching, and his familiy life and hobbies. There are over 100 illustrations including Lewis and his co-workers, and much of the information about Lewis has been derived from first hand accounts by his former associates. This biography appeal to cardiologists and to those physicians, surgeons and research workers with a special interest in the skin, pain and vascular disease, as well as clinical physiologists and medical historians.

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"..fascinating, well written, and rewarding" British Medical Journal

Authors and Affiliations

  • University College Hospital, London, UK

    Arthur Hollman

  • Department of Medicine, University College London Medical School, London, UK

    Arthur Hollman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sir Thomas Lewis

  • Book Subtitle: Pioneer Cardiologist and Clinical Scientist

  • Authors: Arthur Hollman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0927-3

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-1237-2Published: 14 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0927-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 300

  • Topics: Cardiology, History of Medicine, Medicine/Public Health, general

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