title: [A history of the clinical research in cardiology].
abstract: On January 21 1968, nearly an half-century ago, a small Parisian group of cardiologists presented a directional Doppler prototype making possible the detection of forward and backward flows in the arteries. This princeps report, rapidly followed by the Directional Doppler recording of intracardiac flows, has upset the traditional approach to cardiovascular pathophysiology and launched a new examination method that will spread upon the whole word. Single CNRS researcher among this group of clinical cardiologists, Dr Colette Veyrat recalls this early period….
authors.affiliation: Chercheur honoraire au CNRS, 7, villa Jules Laforgue, 75019 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Colette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veyrat
authors.affiliation: Agence régionale de santé (ARS) Île-de-France, 35, rue de la Gare, 75935 Paris Cedex 19, France.
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruel
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000266:history; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010297:Paris; D012212:Rheology / Q000266:history