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According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, cardiology is a "medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and abnormalities involving the heart and blood vessels."
In 1628 William Harvey, an English physician who published his observations of the heart and circulation, laid the initial groundwork for the field of cardiology. From there, a better understanding of the parts and processes of the cardiovascular system, like blood pressure, heart muscle structure, heart sounds, electrical activity in the heart and more, developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Then the 20th century saw improved diagnostic tools.
Some inventions and procedures crucial to progress in the cardiology discipline include:
The importance of heart health cannot be understated. According to Harvard Health Publishing, "The heart beats about 2.5 billion times over the average lifetime, pushing millions of gallons of blood to every part of the body." That being said, as stated by the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. For more information about cardiology, heart health and cardiovascular diseases, see Helpful Websites below!
Cardiology. (n.d.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 20, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/science/cardiology
Non-Invasive Tests and Procedures. (2015, July 31). American Heart Association. Retrieved May 20, 2020, from https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/diagnosing-a-heart-attack/noninvasive-tests-and-procedures
Invasive Tests and Procedures. (2015, July 31). American Heart Association. Retrieved May 20, 2020, from https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/diagnosing-a-heart-attack/invasive-tests-and-procedures
Heart Health. (n.d.). Harvard Health Publishing. Retrieved May 20, 2020, from https://www.health.harvard.edu/topics/heart-health
Leading Causes of Death. (2017, March 17). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 20, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
Below are some of the suggested databases for locating scholarly articles pertaining to cardiology.
If you would like to see the full list of databases available to Touro students, click here. Once there, you can narrow your database options to ones most likely to contain information about cardiology by choosing Health Sciences in the drop down menu.
All of Touro's books can be found by searching the catalog (above, or where it says Catalog Find Print Books on the library homepage).
Use the advanced search to limit your results by year, campus location, etc. Search just eBooks by selecting eBooks on the library homepage. If a print book you'd like is at a different campus, learn how to request it.
The items below are just a sampling of the many titles available:
150 ECG Cases by 
Cardiac Intensive Care by 
Cardiology: an Integrated Approach by 
Cardiovascular Care by 
Clinical Topics in Cardiology by 
Current Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology, Fifth Edition by 
Netter's Cardiology by 
New Concepts in ECG Interpretation by 
The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need by 
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