Великий кардиолог.

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Birthdays: Aubrey Leatham, 90


Dr Aubrey Leatham, the pioneering cardiologist, whose team devised and designed the heart pacemaker at St George’s Hospital in 1955 is a fine advertisement for the invention. He plays tennis every week, goes mountain walking and skiing in the Alps. Last year he helped to celebrate the 500,000th pacemaker implant in the UK for the British Cardiac Society and had a pacemaker of his own fitted last December. His wife Judith has organised a party for 100 at their home near Chichester today.He is working on a book Hearts and Life aimed at a lay audience. “It will stress the importance of exercise for a healthy heart.” He adds: “Yes, it will be quite a busy day.”

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А еще он придумал новую модель стетоскопа:
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In 1958 Dr Aubrey Leatham of St George's Hospital London invented the only modern modification of the bell chest piece. He recognised that a large bell was needed for acoustic efficiency, but that children would need a smaller one. His design has a large bell that slides over the small one. He also insisted on a short length of small diameter rigid tubing for proper conduction of the sound.