John Loesch and Harry Goldblatt: Two Great Pioneers in Circulation Research
Authors: David Goldblatt, Peter J. Goldblatt
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)

Letters19 December 2006John Loesch and Harry Goldblatt: Two Great Pioneers in Circulation ResearchDavid Goldblatt, MD and Peter J. Goldblatt, MD, MPHDavid Goldblatt, MDFrom Penn Yan and Indian Lake, New York.Search for more papers by this author and Peter J. Goldblatt, MD, MPHFrom Penn Yan and Indian Lake, New York.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-145-12-200612190-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR: Glodny and Glodny (1) state that first John Loesch and then our father, Harry Goldblatt, published papers with the same “central proposition”: “Renal ischemia causes persistent hypertension.” They also state that because of the “primacy” of his observations, Loesch should be recognized as the “discoverer of renovascular hypertension.”Earlier, Theodor Fahr suggested that “renal ischemia, by itself, may play an important part in the development of the hypertension that is associated with more or less diffuse vascular disease in man” (2). Several investigators who preceded both Loesch and Goldblatt deliberately interfered with the renal circulation, injuring the ...References1. Glodny B, Glodny DE. John Loesch, discoverer of renovascular hypertension, and Harry Goldblatt: two great pioneers in circulation research. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:286-95. [PMID: 16490915] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Goldblatt H, Lynch J, Hanzal RF, Summerville WW. Studies on experimental hypertension: I. The production of persistent elevation of systolic blood pressure by means of renal ischemia. J Exp Med. 1934;59:347-79. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Goldblatt H, Weinstein H, Kahn JR. Studies on experimental hypertension: XIV. The effect of intermittent renal arterial occlusion on the blood pressure of the dog. J Exp Med. 1941;73:439-51. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Allen FM. Experimental production of various renal-vascular disorders. J Urol. 1943;49:512-23. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Loesch J. Ein Beitrag zur experimentellen Nephritis und zum arteriellen Hochdruck I. Die Veränderungen im Blutdruck II. Die Veränderungen in der Blutchemie. Zentralblatt für Innere Medizin. 1933;7:144-69. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: David Goldblatt, MD; Peter J. Goldblatt, MD, MPHAffiliations: From Penn Yan and Indian Lake, New York.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoJohn Loesch, Discoverer of Renovascular Hypertension, and Harry Goldblatt: Two Great Pioneers in Circulation Research Bernhard Glodny and Dorothea E. Glodny John Loesch and Harry Goldblatt: Two Great Pioneers in Circulation Research Bernhard Glodny and Dorothea E. Glodny Metrics 19 December 2006Volume 145, Issue 12Page: 933KeywordsHypertensionKidneysNecrosisNephritisRenal arteriesRenal circulationRenal ischemiaUreterVascular diseasesVeins ePublished: 19 December 2006 Issue Published: 19 December 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...