Brief History of Argentine Cardiology, Argentine Society of Cardiology and Training in the Specialty
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Cardiology is a clinical specialty, branch of Internal Medicine, focused on the promotion of cardiovascular health and prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders of the circulatory system at all stages of life.Although the literature on Cardiology dates back more than 370 years (Harvey, 1628), Car-diology as a clinical specialty separate from internal medicine began to emerge in 1950.(1)Various authors agree in establishing the birth of Argentine Cardiology with the description of "cardíacos negros" or black cardiac disease, a clinical presentation with cyanosis, bronchopulmonary signs and ABSTRACT In Argentina, the development of cardiology started in the first decade of the 20th century with the publication of books by Professor Abel Ayerza and Professor Francisco Arrillaga.The first electrocardiograph arrived in 1912, at the initiative of Bernardo Houssay.In 1934, the Argentine Journal of Cardiology appeared.The Argentine Society of Cardiology (SAC) was founded in 1937.The scientific activities consisted in presenting papers and clinical cases.The first World Congress of Cardiology was held in Paris in 1950.The VII World Congress of Cardiology was held in Buenos Aires in 1974, jointly organized by the SAC and the Argentine Federation of Cardiology.In 1946 the first residency in cardiology was created.In 1978, the SAC started the Cycles of Update Courses and Conferences on Advances in Cardiology, while the Biannual Course on Cardiology started in 1980.From 1992 to 2005, this course was part of the Cardiology Specialist Course of the University of Buenos Aires, UBA (subjects Cardiology I and II).In 2005 the UBA decided that all specialization courses be held in a hospital facility with a department of cardiology.Currently, the Biannual Course is a contribution to the theoretical training of residents.Seventy-nine residency programs nationwide participate in the course, which means, on average, about 300 residents as students per year.Since the enaction of the Higher Education Law (1995), only the universities are allowed to grant specialist degrees.The current trend is the integration between residency programs and university courses.
Author: Amanda Galli
Language: English
Topic: History of Medical Practice
Subfield: Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4407911600