title: Cardiology's 10 greatest discoveries of the 20th century.
abstract: We present a brief summary of the 10 greatest cardiologic developments and discoveries of the 20th century Described are electrocardiography; preventive cardiology and the Framingham Study; "lipid hypotheses" and atherosclerosis; coronary care units; echocardiography; thrombolytic therapy; cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography; open-heart surgery; automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators; and coronary angioplasty. These topics are the personal choices of the authors.
authors.forename: Nirav J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Ijaz A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000266:history; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000266:history