Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine / / Thomas H. Lee.
Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. Thomas H. Lee tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not ju...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (397 p.) :; 16 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 1 table |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Window -- 1. Flight from Europe, 1929-1939 -- 2. An American Education, 1939-1948 -- 3. Medical Education and Training, 1948-1952 -- 4. Internship and Research at Mount Sinai and Bellevue, 1952-1955 -- 5. Clinical Associate at the NIH, 1955-1957 -- 6. Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1957-1958 -- 7. The "Golden Years" at the NIH, 1958-1968 -- 8. Building a Medical School in San Diego, 1968-1972 -- 9. Rebuilding the Brigham, 1972-1980 -- 10. Growth and Integration, 1980-1996 -- 11. Research in Evolution -- 12. Textbooks and Education in Evolution -- 13. The Still Years -- Appendix: Impact on the Field -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. Thomas H. Lee tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not just cardiology but the culture of American medicine. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674726567 9783110317350 9783110317305 9783110317299 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/harvard.9780674726567 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Thomas H. Lee. |