Cardiovascular

Galen and Harvey s contribution to the cardiovascular discovery   Discovery of function of the heart and blood  circulation not only initiated the field of physiology but it introduced a principle of experiment in medicine . Firstly, I would like to acknowledge Galen and Harvey for their great contributions to the cardiovascular discovery this opened up new doors in the medical fraternity which enabled proper diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular related diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and stroke just to name but a few without adequate information on how blood circulate it is quite impossible to diagnose and find solutions to diseases. Galen was born in 129 ADS in Pergamum, began his medical studies at age of 16, studied in Alexandria Egypt. He became a doctor, surgeon, trainer, and nutritionist and leading medical authority was appointed Physician to the Emperor. Thumbs up to Galen s enthusiasm and great zeal to discover, through his hard-working spirit...