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WENCKEBACH, Karel Frederik (1864 – 1940)

WENCKEBACH, Karel Frederik (1864 – 1940)

1864 – 1940

4 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1899 CE

#2809.1

Zur Analyse des unregelmässigen Pulses.

“Wenckebach phenomenon”, a form of arrhythmia.

1903 CE

#11732

Die Arrhythmie, als Austruck bestimmter Funktionsstörungen der Herzens: Eine physiologische-klinische Studie.

This monograph contains Wenckebach's obserations on the physiological bases of arrhythmias, along with accounts of their clinical manifestations. Wenckbach was the first to describe extracystoles in man, demonstrating…

1914 CE

#2844

Die unregelmässige Herztätigkeit und ihre klinische Bedeutung.

Wenckebach was the first to demonstrate (pp. 173-75) the value of quinine (“Wenckebach’s pills”) in the treatment of paroxysmal fibrillation. The same work contains a number of excellent descriptions…

1934 CE

#3747

Das Beriberi-Herz.

Wenckebach wrote a classic account of the heart in beriberi.