Bu ali sina biography of martin
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Ibn Sina [Avicenna]
1. Life and Works
Life
At some point in his later years, Avicenna wrote for or dictated to his student, companion, and amanuensis, Ab-Ubayd al-Jzjn, his Autobiography, reaching till the time in his middle years when they first met; al-Jzjn continued the biography after that point and completed it some time after the master’s death in AD. This auto-/biographical complex, which also contains bibliographies and has been transmitted as a single document (Gohlman ), is an early representative of an Arabic literary genre much cultivated by scientists and scholars in medieval Islam (Gutas ). It is also our most extensive source about Avicenna’s life and times. According to this document, Avicenna was born in Afshana, a village in the outskirts of metropolitan Bukhara, some time in the 70s of the tenth century, perhaps as early as ; it has not been possible to determine the year of his birth with greater precision.[3] His father, originally from Balkh farther to the southeast who had moved north as a young man apparently in search of (better) employment, was a state functionary, a governor of the nearby district Kharmaythan. He was in the employ of the Persian Samanid dynasty that ruled Transoxania and Khurasan with Bukhar
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Ibn Sina Avicenna
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Avicenna's contribution to cardiology
Abstract
Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, was the most famous and influential of all the Islamic philosopher-scientists. His most important medical works are the Canon of Medicine medical encyclopedia and a treatise on cardiac drugs. His Canon of Medicine remained the standard text in both the East and West until the 16th century. Avicenna's description of cardiac diseases was logically presented perhaps for the first time in the history of medicine. Avicenna was the first to describe carotid sinus hypersensitivity, which presents with vasovagal syncope. He was a pioneer in pulsology and the first correct explanation of pulsation was given by Avicenna, after he refined Galen's theory of the pulse. Besides, he discussed the action of available drugs on the heart in details and mentioned their indications and contraindications. In conclusion, Avicenna made important contributions to cardiology. This article describes some of his contributions in this field.
Keywords: Avicenna, cardiology, drugs, heart disease, Ibn Sina
INTRODUCTION
Islamic civilization once extended from India in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Buildings such as the Alhambra in Granada and the Giralda in Seville are reminders of the architectural