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In his book "American Cardiology: The History of a Specialty and Its College," Bruce Fye, MD, MACC, details how, in the period following World War II, factors such as the increasing prevalence of heart disease, the advent of federal research funding, breakthroughs in technological innovati...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 84 - 85
Main Author:	Harold, John Gordon, MD, MACC
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 07-01-2014 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Anniversaries and Special Events Cardiology Cardiology - trends Cardiovascular Federal funding Forecasting Hospitals Humans Internal Medicine Leadership Medicine Meetings Presidents Societies, Medical United States United States Washington DC United States > US
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Summary:	In his book "American Cardiology: The History of a Specialty and Its College," Bruce Fye, MD, MACC, details how, in the period following World War II, factors such as the increasing prevalence of heart disease, the advent of federal research funding, breakthroughs in technological innovations, and the growing availability of health insurance worked together to shape cardiology into a major academic and clinical discipline (2). Not to be overlooked, the ACC also established its first National Cardiovascular Data Registry--the CathPCI Registry--to assess the characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients with cardiac disease receiving diagnostic catheterization and/or percutaneous coronary intervention procedures.
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ISSN:	0735-1097 1558-3597
DOI:	10.1016/j.jacc.2013.12.002