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Clinical Coronary Heart Disease

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British Cardiology in the 20th Century

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Cardiologists did not regard coronary heart disease as an important part of their specialty until well after the second world war. General practitioners or general physicians cared for most patients with angina and myocardial infarction, and it was not until the advent of coronary care units and the development of techniques such as arteriography and echocardiography that it was appreciated (at least in the United Kingdom) that cardiologists had an essential role in the diagnosis and management of coronary heart disease.

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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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Julian, D. (2000). Clinical Coronary Heart Disease. 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_28

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