Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., and Eugene Braunwald, M.D.N Engl J Med 2012; 366:54-63 January 5, 2012
...Medical knowledge in the 18th and 19th centuries was grounded in clinical observation and anatomical dissection. Cardiovascular science emerged in the physiological era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first in Europe and subsequently in North America.

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the New England Journal of Medicine, our essay focuses on the themes of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction to highlight the interplay between science and medicine, emphasizing how the remarkable advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of heart disease have produced life-saving and life-extending therapies...

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