The library has the American Journal of Medical Sciences back to 1827 as an online journal. Below is an example of the classic articles to be found by keyword and subject heading searches.
On cardiac murmurs / Austin Flint, (1812-1886) American Journal of Medical Sciences, 1862, 44, 29-54
This is the first description of the Austin Flint murmur, present at the apex beat in aortic regurgitation.
Austin Flint (1812-1886), physician and medical educator. Read his biography in the American National Biography Online
A search in Medline using the keywords "Cardiology history" will find a number of journal articles about some aspect of the history of cardiology in Canada.
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