عنوان

British cardiology in the 20th century

(Number (ISBN

144710773X

(Number (ISBN

1447111990

(Number (ISBN

9781447107736

(Number (ISBN

9781447111993

Number

b555490

Title Proper

British cardiology in the 20th century

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Mark E. Silverman [and others] (eds.) ; with a foreword by Walter Somerville.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2000.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xx, 390 pages) : illustrations

Text of Note

1 British Cardiology 1900-50 --;Heart failure --;Cardiac arrhythmias --;Conduction defects --;Electrocardiography --;Ischaemic heart disease --;Angina --;Myocardial infarction --;Chronic rheumatic heart disease --;Infections of the heart --;Hypertensive heart disease --;Pulmonary heart disease --;Congenital heart disease --;Da Costa's syndrome and related conditions --;The Development of the Speciality --;2 The Second World War and the NHS --;the Framework for the Development of Cardiology --;3 The Training, Number, and Distribution of Cardiologists --;The Organisations Involved in the Growth of Cardiology --;4 Societies, Journals, and Books --;5 The British Heart Foundation --;6 Part I. The National Heart Hospital: The First of its Kind --;II. The Institute of Cardiology and the National Heart and Lung Institute --;7 The Hammersmith Hospital and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School --;Diagnosis and Treatment in Cardiology --;8 Bedside Diagnosis --;9 The Chest X Ray in Cardiac Diagnosis, 1930-60 --;10 Electrocardiography, Electrophysiology, and Arrhythmias --;11 Cardiac Catheterisation --;12 Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology --;13 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance --;14 The Development of Cardiac Ultrasound --;15 Prevention of Heart Disease --;16 Cardiac Surgery --;17 Cardiac Pacing --;18 Cardiac Rehabilitation --;19 Clinical Trials --;Selected Cardiac Disorders --;20 Cardiovascular Pathology --;21 Paediatric Cardiology --;22 Grown Up Congenital Heart (GUCH) Services for Adolescents and Adults --;23 Rheumatic Fever --;24 Valvular Disease, Endocarditis, and Cardiomyopathy --;25 Hypertension --;26 Atherosclerosis Research after the Second World War --;27 Clinical Coronary Heart Disease --;28 Leaders of British Cardiology.

Text of Note

This title provides an account of the British contributions to this field as well as the story of many of the people and institutions who were involved. Many of the key changes in the understanding of the physiology of the heart and their clinical implications were discovered by these individuals.

Parallel Title

British cardiology in the twentieth century

Cardiology -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.

Cardiology -- history.

History, 20th Century.

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Book number

Mark E. Silverman [and others] (eds.) ; with a foreword by Walter Somerville.

Mark E Silverman

Electronic name

[Book]

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