title: Acute myocardial infarction--historical notes.
abstract: For the time being, acute myocardial infarction represents a history of success concerning diagnose, management and treatment, whereas it was considered a fatal disease in the beginning of the 1900s. The present paper is aimed at reviewing the landmarks of acute myocardial infarction, as key historical concepts are an important tool for understanding disease management, the daily dilemmas and future perspectives.
authors: Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. rogeriopteixeira@gmail.com
authors: Rogério
authors: R
authors: Teixeira
authors: Lino
authors: L
authors: Gonçalves
authors: Bernard
authors: B
authors: Gersh
mesh_terms: D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; History; Landmarks