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| Title |
Balloon Angioplasty – The Legacy of Andreas Grüntzig, M.D. (1939–1985)
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fcvm.2014.00015 |
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| Authors |
Matthias Barton, Johannes Grüntzig, Marc Husmann, Josef Rösch |
| Abstract |
In 1974, at the Medical Policlinic of the University of Zürich, German-born physician-scientist Andreas Grüntzig (1939-1985) for the first time applied a balloon-tipped catheter to re-open a severely stenosed femoral artery, a procedure, which he initially called "percutaneous transluminal dilatation". Balloon angioplasty as a therapy of atherosclerotic vascular disease, for which Grüntzig and Charles T. Dotter (1920-1985) received a nomination for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978, became one of the most successful examples of translational medicine in the twentieth century. Known today as percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in peripheral arteries or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in coronary arteries, balloon angioplasty has become the method of choice to treat patients with acute myocardial infarction or occluded leg arteries. On the occasion of the 40(th) anniversary of balloon angioplasty, we summarize Grüntzig's life and career in Germany, Switzerland, and the United States and also review the developments in vascular medicine from the 1890s to the 1980s, including Dotter's first accidental angioplasty in 1963. The work of pioneers of catheterization, including Pedro L. Fariñas in Cuba, André F. Cournand in France, Werner Forssmann, Werner Porstmann and Eberhard Zeitler in Germany, António Egas Moniz and Reynaldo dos Santos in Portugal, Sven-Ivar Seldinger in Sweden, and Barney Brooks, Thomas J. Fogarty, Melvin P. Judkins, Richard K. Myler, Dickinson W. Richards, and F. Mason Sones in the United States, is discussed. We also present quotes by Grüntzig and excerpts from his unfinished autobiography, statements of Grüntzig's former colleagues and contemporary witnesses, and have included hitherto unpublished historic photographs and links to archive recordings and historic materials. This year, on June 25, 2014, Andreas Grüntzig would have celebrated his 75(th) birthday. This article is dedicated to his memory. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 36% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 14% |
| Spain | 2 | 14% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 8 | 57% |
| Scientists | 3 | 21% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 157 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 157 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 10% |
| Researcher | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 25 | 16% |
| Unknown | 52 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 32% |
| Engineering | 21 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3% |
| Materials Science | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 19 | 12% |
| Unknown | 55 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
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