Georgy Fedorovich Lang (On the sesquicentennial anniversary)
https://doi.org/10.18705/1607-419X-2025-2503
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Abstract
The anniversary article presents the life and creative path of the outstanding Russian Soviet scientist, physician and teacher Georgy Fedorovich Lang (1875-1948), one of the founders of Russian cardiology. The scientific achievements of the scientist are shown, a special place among which is the creation of the concept of hypertensive disease, a disease of the neurohumoral apparatus regulating blood circulation, caused by mental trauma and overstrain of the central nervous system.
About the Author
V. N. Khirmanov
Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine (EMERCOM of Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir N. Khirmanov, MD, PhD, DSc, Professor, Head, Cardiovascular Pathology Department
4/2 Akademika Lebedeva str., St Petersburg, 194044
Phone: +7 (812) 702-63-47
References
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Khirmanov V.N. Georgy Fedorovich Lang (On the sesquicentennial anniversary). "Arterial’naya Gipertenziya" ("Arterial Hypertension"). 2025;31(3):199-205. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18705/1607-419X-2025-2503. EDN: VKOPDJ
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