Chamsi-Pasha Mohammed A R, Chamsi-Pasha Hassan
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Avicenna J Med. 2014 Jan;4(1):9-12. doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.127415.
Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, was the most famous and influential of all the Islamic philosopher-scientists. His most important medical works are the Canon of Medicine medical encyclopedia and a treatise on cardiac drugs. His Canon of Medicine remained the standard text in both the East and West until the 16(th) century. Avicenna's description of cardiac diseases was logically presented perhaps for the first time in the history of medicine. Avicenna was the first to describe carotid sinus hypersensitivity, which presents with vasovagal syncope. He was a pioneer in pulsology and the first correct explanation of pulsation was given by Avicenna, after he refined Galen's theory of the pulse. Besides, he discussed the action of available drugs on the heart in details and mentioned their indications and contraindications. In conclusion, Avicenna made important contributions to cardiology. This article describes some of his contributions in this field.
伊本·西那，在西方被称为阿维森纳，是所有伊斯兰哲学科学家当中最著名且最具影响力的一位。他最重要的医学著作是《医典》这部医学百科全书以及一篇关于心脏药物的论文。直到16世纪，他的《医典》在东西方都是标准的医学文本。阿维森纳对心脏疾病的描述或许在医学史上首次呈现出逻辑性。阿维森纳是首个描述颈动脉窦过敏症的人，该病症表现为血管迷走性晕厥。他是脉搏学的先驱，在完善了盖伦的脉搏理论之后，阿维森纳首次给出了对脉搏的正确解释。此外，他详细讨论了现有药物对心脏的作用，并提及了它们的适应证和禁忌证。总之，阿维森纳对心脏病学做出了重要贡献。本文介绍了他在该领域的一些贡献。
