Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine

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Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine

Author	: Thomas H. Lee
File Size	: 52,7 Mb
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 16 September 2013
ISBN	: 9780674727915
Pages	: 397 pages

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Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. Thomas H. Lee tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not just cardiology but the culture of American medicine.

Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine by Thomas H. Lee

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Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine by Thomas H. Lee

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Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine by Thomas H. Lee

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