Study of the Pulse Arterial Venous and Hepatic: And of the Movements of the Heart (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Study of the Pulse Arterial Venous and Hepatic: And of the Movements of the Heart<br><br>Another symptom that early arrested my attention was the pulsation that at times occurred in the jugular veins. These movements were so numerous and so rapid that no safe deductions could be drawn from observation alone. Several observers had obtained tracings of these movements but they had failed to inter pret them satisfactorily. Having devised a simple method for recording them with the radial pulse as a standard the interpreta tion of these movements became easy. The field of enquiry thus opened up is of exceptional interest as it leads to the demonstra tion of the movements of the different chambers of the heart.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.