Evans William N
Children's Heart Center, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA.
Cardiol Young. 2009 Apr;19(2):119-28. doi: 10.1017/S1047951109003631. Epub 2009 Feb 19.
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.
为外科手术或医学发现创造以人名命名的术语可以是一个简单的、客观的赋予创新者名字的过程。然而，有些以人名命名的术语有着颇具争议的历史。实施首例体肺分流术需要海伦·陶西格、维维恩·托马斯和阿尔弗雷德·布莱洛克共同努力。在这篇综述中，我试图超越将该术语以人名命名的机制，去探究围绕这个术语的更广泛的社会历史。
