title: Growth and development of state of the art care for people with congenital heart disease.
abstract: For 40 years the American College of Cardiology has been a responsible organization in promoting the art and science of cardiac care for people of all ages. This review chronicles the leapfrogging of medical and surgical creativity and contributions to saving lives and making those lives healthy through informed care for people with congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Engle
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States