TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ascending and Arch Aortic Aneurysms A1 - Brown, Chase R. A1 - Bavaria, Joseph E. A1 - Desai, Nimesh D. A2 - Cohn, Lawrence H. A2 - Adams, David H. PY - 2017 T2 - Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e AB - The Greek physician Galen first described superficial false aneurysms arising from venesection in the antecubital fossa and in gladiators injured during battle in the second century A.D.1 Antyllos, during the same time period, distinguished between true and false aneurysms and attempted surgical treatment with proximal and distal ligation, opening of the aneurysmal sac, and removal of its contents.2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144166570 ER -