A case of patent ductus arteriosus, attended with a peculiar diastolic murmur / by C. Hilton Fagge, M.D.

  • Fagge, Charles Hilton, 1838-1883.
Date:
[between 1800 and 1899]
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Credit: A case of patent ductus arteriosus, attended with a peculiar diastolic murmur / by C. Hilton Fagge, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    DESCRIPTION OF PLATE Illustrating Dr. Hilton Fagge's paper on a Case of Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Fig. 1 represents the anterior surface of the heart, with an incision into the right ventricle. The aorta is also laid open, so as to show a probe passing into it from the pulmonary artery. a is the cavity of the right ventricle. h is the pulmonary artery. c is the aorta. „ S represents the base of the pulmonary artery and a portion of the aorta, the latter being turned back, so as to show the ductus arteriosus, through which the probe is still seen passing. h is the pulmonary artery. e is the aorta. d is the right branch of the pulmonary artery. e is the left „ „ „ 3 represents, more exactly than fig. 1, the form and relative size of the opening by which the ductus arteriosus communicates with the interior of the aorta. All the figures are considerably reduced in size. The preparation is preserved in the Museum of Guy's Hospital.