title: Cardiology--a saga of one hundred years "but, where is the conductor?"--Braunwald, 2003.
abstract: Modern Cardiology was born with the birth of ECG invented by Einthoven in 1903. Since then a galaxy of great pioneers in succession led Cardiology through unprecedented landmark achievements to the present state which is as promising as challenging. This article reviews the journey of Cardiology as a speciality in the last one hundred years of its noteworthy life while highlighting the future directions and challenges the specialty is likely to face."
authors.affiliation: Apollo Hospital, Chennai.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sridharan
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history*; D005544:Forecasting; D006334:Heart Function Tests / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history*