Visión histórica de la cardiología en Chile 1930-1990 / A historical view of cardiology in Chile: 1930-1990

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 develpment 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