William Dressler

William Dressler (1890–1969) was a cardiologist born in Poland, who went on to become a Director of Cardiology at Maimonides Medical Center.^[1][2]

Dressler's syndrome is named after him for discovering the condition in 1956. ^[3][4][5]

The "Dressler beat", a type of QRS complex,^[6] is also named after him.

References

1. "Dressler's+syndrome - Definition from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2009-01-06.
2. Whitworth, Judith A.; Firkin, Barry G. (1996). Dictionary of medical eponyms. New York: Parthenon Pub. p. 99. ISBN 1-85070-333-7.
3. Bendjelid K, Pugin J (November 2004). "Is Dressler syndrome dead?". Chest 126 (5): 1680–2. doi:10.1378/chest.126.5.1680. PMID 15539743.
4. Streifler J, Pitlik S, Dux S; et al. (April 1984). "Dressler's syndrome after right ventricular infarction". Postgrad Med J 60 (702): 298–300. doi:10.1136/pgmj.60.702.298. PMC: 2417818. PMID 6728756.
5. Dressler W (January 1959). "The post-myocardial-infarction syndrome: a report on forty-four cases". AMA Arch Intern Med 103 (1): 28–42. doi:10.1001/archinte.1959.00270010034006. PMID 13605300.
6. Lam P, Saba S (2002). "Approach to the evaluation and management of wide complex tachycardias". Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2 (4): 120–6. PMC: 1557420. PMID 16951728.