William Dressler (cardiologist) explained

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.

Notes and References

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