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Cardiac Catheterisation

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British Cardiology in the 20th Century

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Major advances in surgery or invasive medicine are made by a few individuals with the courage to introduce a new technique despite the misgivings or open opposition of their colleagues. Thereafter, the technique is refined by developments in apparatus and instrumentation, and wider applications are found for it. Advances in surgery spurred the development of cardiac catheterisation. This review focuses on cardiac catheterisation in Britain; fuller accounts are given in the books of Mendel, Verel and Grainger, and Miller.[1–3] Many of the major developments in catheterisation took place in other countries, especially the United States and Sweden.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Emory University, USA

    Mark E. Silverman (Professor of Cardiology, Chief of Cardiology) (Professor of Cardiology, Chief of Cardiology)

  2. Fuqua Heart Center, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Mark E. Silverman (Professor of Cardiology, Chief of Cardiology) (Professor of Cardiology, Chief of Cardiology)

  3. Medical School, London, UK

    Peter R. Fleming (Formerly Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Charing Cross and Westminster) (Formerly Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Charing Cross and Westminster)

  4. University College Hospital, London, UK

    Arthur Hollman (Formerly Consultant Cardiologist, Archivist) (Formerly Consultant Cardiologist, Archivist)

  5. The British Cardiac Society, UK

    Arthur Hollman (Formerly Consultant Cardiologist, Archivist) (Formerly Consultant Cardiologist, Archivist)

  6. University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Desmond G. Julian (Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, Former Medical Director) (Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, Former Medical Director)

  7. British Heart Foundation, UK

    Desmond G. Julian (Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, Former Medical Director) (Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, Former Medical Director)

  8. Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

    Dennis M. Krikler (Consultant Cardiologist; former Senior Lecturer in Cardiology) (Consultant Cardiologist; former Senior Lecturer in Cardiology)

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Towers, M., Davies, S. (2000). Cardiac Catheterisation. In: Silverman, M.E., Fleming, P.R., Hollman, A., Julian, D.G., Krikler, D.M. (eds) British Cardiology in the 20th Century. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0773-6_12

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