title: The 10 most important advances in cardiovascular medicine during the past 50 years, with apologies to David Letterman.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Alpert
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000266:history; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000266:history; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000266:history