title: Concepts in cardiology - a historical perspective.
abstract: Our current knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system has been reached by deduction and reasoning over several centuries. In this article, we briefly outline the history of these theories.
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Luke's Hospital, Malta.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Savona
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grech