Who stated the Beck's triad in cardiology?

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Claude Schaeffer Beck was the first to describe the physiological basis of the triad of medical signs associated with acute cardiac tamponade: 1) low blood pressure, 2) elevated central venous pressure, and 3) distant heart sounds.

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