Ibn Nafis and the early description of the role of coronary arteries in blood supply of the heart

The forgotten history of pre-modern epidemiology: contribution of Ibn An-Nafis in the Islamic golden era

“…His most influential work was in the field of medicine and he is credited with discovering the pulmonary blood circulation (2,6,7). He is also credited with early work in cardiology (8,9). However, his interests extended beyond medicine and included epidemiology, nutrition, Islamic religion and philosophy as evidenced by at least 24 books authored by him.…”