Molecular Cardiology in Clinical Practice (Basic Science for the Cardiologist)
Contributors: Michael R. Sanders (Editor); John B. Kostis (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 30, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780792386025
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Heart; Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis; Medical / Nursing; physiopathology; Medical; Molecular aspects; Cardiology; Medical / Cardiology; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diseases; Genetics
First sentence: The beginnings of scientific medicine can be traced to ancient Greece, where Hippocrates, in the fourth century BC, is credited with developing the concept that illness is caused by factors inside the body, rather than supernatural external forces.