Henri-Louis Roger
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Henri-Louis Roger was a French pediatrician born in Paris
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He studied medicine in Paris, earning his doctorate in 1839 with a dissertation on auscultation
titled De l'auscultation et se valeur semiologique. In 1847 he became agrégé at the medical faculty of Paris, and from 1860 was associated with the Hôpital Sainte-Eugénie. Here he focused his efforts on post-mortem investigations on children. In 1862 he became a member of the Académie de Médecine.
In addition to his work in pediatrics, he is remembered for contributions made involving cardiological
issues. His name is lent to two eponymous terms: Maladie de Roger (Roger's disease), which is a small congenital asymptomatic ventricular septal defect
(VSD), and Bruit de Roger (Roger's murmur), which is a loud pansystolic
murmur
of a ventricular septal
defect.
With pathologist Jean Baptiste Barth
(1806-1877), Roger published works on auscultation
, including "A Manual of Auscultation and Percussion" and "A Practical Treatise on Auscultation", which have been translated into English.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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He studied medicine in Paris, earning his doctorate in 1839 with a dissertation on auscultation
Auscultation
Auscultation is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope...
titled De l'auscultation et se valeur semiologique. In 1847 he became agrégé at the medical faculty of Paris, and from 1860 was associated with the Hôpital Sainte-Eugénie. Here he focused his efforts on post-mortem investigations on children. In 1862 he became a member of the Académie de Médecine.
In addition to his work in pediatrics, he is remembered for contributions made involving cardiological
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
issues. His name is lent to two eponymous terms: Maladie de Roger (Roger's disease), which is a small congenital asymptomatic ventricular septal defect
Ventricular septal defect
A ventricular septal defect is a defect in the ventricular septum, the wall dividing the left and right ventricles of the heart.The ventricular septum consists of an inferior muscular and superior membranous portion and is extensively innervated with conducting cardiomyocytes.The membranous...
(VSD), and Bruit de Roger (Roger's murmur), which is a loud pansystolic
Systole (medicine)
Systole is the contraction of the heart. Used alone, it usually means the contraction of the left ventricle.In all mammals, the heart has 4 chambers. The left and right ventricles pump together. The atria and ventricles pump in sequence...
murmur
Heart murmur
Murmurs are extra heart sounds that are produced as a result of turbulent blood flow that is sufficient to produce audible noise. Most murmurs can only be heard with the assistance of a stethoscope ....
of a ventricular septal
Interventricular septum
Interventricular septum , abbreviated IVS, is the stout wall separating the lower chambers of the heart from one another....
defect.
With pathologist Jean Baptiste Barth
Jean Baptiste Barth
Jean Baptiste Philippe Barth was a French pathologist who was a native of Sarreguemines. He studied medicine at the University of Paris, and was afterwards an assistant to Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis at the Hôpital de la Pitié...
(1806-1877), Roger published works on auscultation
Auscultation
Auscultation is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope...
, including "A Manual of Auscultation and Percussion" and "A Practical Treatise on Auscultation", which have been translated into English.
External links
- Henri-Louis Roger @ Who Named ItWho Named ItWho Named It? is an English-language dictionary of medical eponyms and the people associated with their identification. Though this is a dictionary, many eponyms and persons are presented in extensive articles with comprehensive bibliographies. It is hosted in Norway and maintained by medical...
- http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/m/maladie_de_Roger.php FastHealth.com, Henri-Louis Roger
- http://books.google.com/books?id=06yynA0zSLIC&dq=%22henri+louis+roger%22&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=8EVMMhlin0&sig=rc8tRFAjU2zMq2Z4ne-kGDwZSBU Manual of Auscultation and Percussion (translation)