THE USE OF PHYTOTHERAPY FOR ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN ANCIENT ROME
Dr. Valentine Belfiglio*
ABSTRACT
Thesis statement: Comparative perspectives about treatment of acute coronary syndrome arising from the study of cardiology across time and space enrich and challenge our perspectives about the treatment of coronary artery disease. Methodology: Historiography and conceptual analysis of the writings of modern and ancient physicians, inscriptions, pictorial sources, coins, and archaeological discoveries. Results: Ancient and modern physicians employ a similar protocol involving subjective information from the patient, objective findings of the examining physician, assessment of the patient’s condition and treatment options. However, modern physicians have diagnostic techniques and treatment options unavailable to ancient physicians. Conclusion and Implications: The past is prologue to the future. Comparative perspectives about treatment of acute coronary syndrome arising from the study of cardiology across time and space enrich and challenge our perspectives about the treatment of coronary artery disease.
Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, Roman colonies.
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