| Cardiology's 10 greatest discoveries of the 20th century. | |
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PMID: 12224718 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We present a brief summary of the 10 greatest cardiologic developments and discoveries of the 20th century Described are electrocardiography; preventive cardiology and the Framingham Study; "lipid hypotheses" and atherosclerosis; coronary care units; echocardiography; thrombolytic therapy; cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography; open-heart surgery; automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators; and coronary angioplasty. These topics are the personal choices of the authors. |
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Authors:
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Nirav J Mehta; Ijaz A Khan |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Editorial; Historical Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital Volume: 29 ISSN: 0730-2347 ISO Abbreviation: Tex Heart Inst J Publication Date: 2002 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-09-12 Completed Date: 2003-02-07 Revised Date: 2013-04-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214622 Medline TA: Tex Heart Inst J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 164-71 Citation Subset: IM |
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Cardiology
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history* Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis, history, therapy Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / history Echocardiography / history Electrocardiography / history History, 20th Century Humans Preventive Medicine / history |
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Tex Heart Inst J. 2002;29(4):344
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12484627
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Tex Heart Inst J. 2002;29(4):342-4 [PMID: 12484626 ] Tex Heart Inst J. 2002;29(4):342 [PMID: 12484625 ] |
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