Henri Huchard was a French neurologist

Neurologist

A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...

 and cardiologist born in Auxon, Aube

Auxon, Aube

Auxon is a commune in the Aube département in north-eastern France.-Demographics:...

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He studied medicine at the University of Paris

University of Paris

The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...

, later being appointed médecin des hôpitaux. During his career he was associated with the Bichat and Necker hospitals in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. Huchard was a member of the Académie de Médecine.

Huchard specialized in the study of cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease

Heart disease or cardiovascular disease are the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels . While the term technically refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system , it is usually used to refer to those related to atherosclerosis...

, and is remembered for his research of arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis refers to a stiffening of arteries.Arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening of medium or large arteries It should not be confused with "arteriolosclerosis" or "atherosclerosis".Also known by the name "myoconditis" which is...

. His name is lent to "Huchard's disease" (continued arterial hypertension), and to "Huchard's sign", which is an indication of hypertension

Hypertension

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...

, and defined as a pulse rate that does not decrease when changing from a standing to a supine position.

Selected publications

• La myocardite varioleuse (1870-71), with Louis Desnos
• Traité des névroses (1883) second edition, with Alexandre Axenfeld (1825-1876)
• Traité des maladies du coeur et des vaisscaux (1889)
• Consultations médicales (1901)
• Les maladies du coeur et leur traitement (1908)