A historical view of cardiology in Chile 1930-1990
Noguera, H.
Revista Medica de Chile 118(10): 1173-1177
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 2152640 Document Number: 364303
The most significant facts in the development of Chilean cardiology since 1930 are reviewed. The preeminence of great clinicians in the thirties was followed by the creation of Departments of Cardiology in University Hospitals. The emergence of powerful diagnostic tools and cardiac surgery allowed an accelerated development of this specialty in our country. Some of the problems faced by physicians and public in general as a consequence of the increasing use of sophisticated technology are discussed.