Eugene Braunwald

Aug 30, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Samantha Anderer |James Curtain |Marc A. Pfeffer |Eugene Braunwald

Contemporary Post-MI Treatments Reduce Risk of Sudden Death Rates of Sudden Death After Myocardial Infarction—VALIANT and PARADISE-MI Trials James P. Curtain, MB, BS; Marc A. Pfeffer, PhD; Eugene Braunwald, MD; Brian L. Claggett, PhD; Christopher B. Granger, MD; Lars Køber, MD, DSci; Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH; Aldo P. Maggioni, MD; Doug L. Mann, MD; Jean L. Rouleau, MD; Scott D. Solomon, MD; Philippe Gabriel Steg, MD; Peter V. Finn, MD; Alberto Fernandez, MD; Karola S.

Jan 8, 2024 | ahajournals.org | Eugene Braunwald

Although the vital roles of circulation, and the heart, were defined by William Harvey in the 17th century, and the stethoscope was described by René Laennec in 1816, it was not until the decade from 1895 to 1905 that development of 3 clinically important technologies—sphygmomanometry, electrocardiography, and radiology—led to the birth of cardiology as a medical specialty. This Perspective provides an overview of cardiology in 1924 and how it has changed in the past century.