Researchers claim to find evidence in diary of explorer’s doctor that his health problems may enjoy been caused by atrial septal defectHis expeditions into the polar unknown earned him a legacy as one of the most heroic explorers of our time. But studies into the diaries of Ernest Shackleton enjoy led doctors to believe he may enjoy led three British voyages to the Antarctic while suffering health problems caused by a gap in his heart.
In a piece published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, retired anaesthetist Ian Calder and consultant cardiologist Jan Till said they consulted material held in the Scott Polar Research institute – including personal diaries of Shackleton’s doctor – to get to the bottom of the explorer’s ailments. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com