historical notes on the anatomy of the heart s lymphatic system

• DOI: 10.13128/ijae-24164
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Authors: Konstantinos Kout...; George Noussios; Kalliopi Iliou; Theodosios Bitsis; George Paraskevas; Nikolaos K. Lazar...; Nikolaos Syrmos
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Anatomy; history; heart; lymphatic system; 3. Good health

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, Vol 123, No 2 (2018)<br/>The heart’s lymphatic system has been under research for many years both at a microscopic and a macroscopic level. The results so far significantly induce modern cardiologists to attribute pathologies of the heart to disorders of cardiac lymphatics. The current review is an effort to display the progress of the knowledge regarding the heart’s lymphatic system through the work of the scientists devoted to the specific field. The reader will gain detailed and up to date information and will be able to comprehend thoroughly the anatomy of the cardiac lymphatics.<br/>