Publication Date
6-1-2017
Journal
The Texas Heart Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-16-6063
PMID
28761400
Publication Date(s)
June 2017
Language
English
PMCID
PMC5505398
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
6-1-2017
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Cardiology/history, cardiovascular abnormalities, Ebstein anomaly/history/physiopathology, Ebstein W, history, 19th century, history, 20th century, Poland, tricuspid valve/abnormalities, tricuspid valve insufficiency/etiology/pathology/surgery
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
The year 2016 was the 180th anniversary of Wilhelm Ebstein's birth and the 150th anniversary of his description of the congenital tricuspid valve malformation that came to be known as Ebstein anomaly. We present a brief history of the life and work of Dr. Wilhelm Ebstein. Despite his distinguished career, he is seemingly forgotten in his own birthplace. We include a review of the relevant historical medical literature.