An essay on the organic diseases and lesions of the heart and great vessels / by J.N. Corvisart ; together with On percussion of the chest, by Leopold Auenbrugger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corvisart des Marets, Jean Nicolas, Baron, 1755-1821.

Contributor:

Auenbrugger, Leopold, 1722-1809.

Cox Classics of Medicine Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Classics of medicine library.

The Classics of medicine library

Language:

English

French

Latin

Subjects (All):

Heart--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Heart.

Percussion.

Heart Diseases--19th century.

Percussion--19th century.

Medical Subjects:

Heart Diseases--19th century.

Percussion--19th century.

Physical Description:

xiv, 344, 64 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

On percussion of the chest

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, Ala. : Classics of Medicine Library, 1984.

Notes:

Facsimile reprint. Originally published as: An Essay on the organic diseases and lesions of the heart and great vessels / from the clinical lectures of J.N. Corvisart ; published, under his inspection, by C.E. Horeau, translated from the French, with notes, by Jacob Gates. Boston : Bradford and Read ; Philadelphia : Anthony Finley, 1812. Auenbrugger text taken from Original cases with dissections and observations / John Forbes. London : T. and G. Underwood, 1824.

Corvisart text translation of: Essai sur les maladies et les lésions organiques du cœur et des gros vaisseaux. Paris, 1806. Auenbrugger text translation of: Inventum novum ex percussione thoracis humani ut signo abstrusos interni pectoris morbos detegendi. Vienna, 1761.

Includes bibliographical references.

Library has copy no. 2339.

Local Notes:

Biotech Circ copy : Penn Medicine Internship class (1970) on their 50th anniversary.

Related Work:

Auenbrugger, Leopold, 1722-1809. On percussion of the chest.

Other Format:

Online version: Corvisart des Marets, Jean Nicolas, baron, 1755-1821. Essay on the organic diseases and lesions of the heart and great vessels.

OCLC:

11478833