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Maya Medicine: An Analysis of the Maya Concept of the Cardiovascular System Cover

Maya Medicine: An Analysis of the Maya Concept of the Cardiovascular System

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Volume 22 (2026): Issue 4
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|Sep 2026
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Figure 1

Timeline of the evolution of the Maya civilization. The boxes above the arrow show regional Mesoamerican cultures. The boxes below the arrow show the progress of Western civilization in the Old World.

Figure 2

Sacrificial heart extraction from Codex Magliabechiano, folio 70. Inset, outlined in red, the Maya glyph for the heart.34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1844 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
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Language: English
Page range: 119 - 125
Submitted on: Apr 10, 2026
Accepted on: Apr 14, 2026
Published on: Sep 15, 2026
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Maya medicine,
extraction of the heart,
blood,
heart,
pulse

© 2026 Juan J. Olivero, Garabed Eknoyan, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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