1949-2019: The 70-Year Shared Legacy of the American College of Cardiology and the Irish Cardiac Society John Gordon Harold, MD
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1949-2019: The 70-Year Shared Legacy of the
American College of Cardiology and
the Irish Cardiac Society
18th October 2019
Galway Bay Hotel
Galway, Ireland
John Gordon Harold, MD
MACC, MACP, FESC, FRCPI, FRCP, FCSI, FCCP, FAHA
ACC Past President
Disclosure Slide
John Gordon Harold, MD
MACC, MACP, FESC, FRCPI, FRCP (Lon), FCSI, FCCP, FAHA
ACC Past President
Chair, ACC Campaign for the Future
Editor-in-Chief Cardiology Magazine
Past Chair, ACC Board of Governors
Professor of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute and
David Geffen School of Medicine
No Conflicts to Report
Thank You to Dr. James Crowley – President Irish Cardiac Society Seen Here With Irish President Michael D. Higgins - Galway
70th Anniversary of the American College of Cardiology
and Irish Cardiac Society 1949 - 2019
Heart House, Washington DC This Talk is Dedicated to
the Memory of Brian J.
Maurer, MB, BCh, FACC
The Tempest (1611), Act 2, Scene I
History sets the context
for the present…
Robert I. Aitken: The Future (1935)
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
The Vitruvian Man (Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio) da Vinci - 1490
Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519)
500th Anniversary
of da Vinci’s Death
Back to the Future – 512 Years Ago Leonardo da Vinci -1507
• The American College of Cardiology and the Irish Cardiac Society were founded 70 years ago in 1949 during the Golden Age of Cardiology” – a time of dramatic change in cardiovascular medicine
• 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of both the American College of Cardiology and the Irish Cardiac Society. • Both organizations were established at the beginning of what became known as the Golden Age of Cardiology and share a common legacy. • Physicians interested in the heart and circulation at the beginning of the 20th century were classified as internal medicine specialists because cardiology had not yet evolved as a subspecialty.
Specialization in Cardiology • In the period following World War II, factors like the increasing prevalence of heart disease, the advent of research funding, breakthroughs in technological innovations, and the growing availability of health insurance worked together to shape cardiology into a major academic and clinical discipline in the United States. • Similar factors were in play with regards to the evolution of the Irish Cardiac Society and other cardiac societies in Europe and across the world.
ACC/ICS Decline in Deaths from
Decline in Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease in Relation to Scientific Advances.
Founded Cardiovascular Disease
in Relation to
Scientific Advances-
“Golden Age of
Cardiology”
Nabel EG, Braunwald E. N Engl J Med 2012;366:54-63ACC
Lifetime
Achievement
Award 2009
Dr. James
Forrester
Profiles
The Golden Age
of CardiologyQuote from Steve Jobs used by Dr. James S. Forrester
in “The Heart Healers - The Misfits, Mavericks, and
Rebels who Created the Greatest Medical
Breakthrough of Our Lives”Evolution of British and Irish Cardiology • Sir James Mackenzie (1853-1925) was the inspiration for the creation of the Cardiac Club which first met in Oxford on April 22, 1922 and was the beginning of organized British cardiology. • The club met annually as a subgroup of the Association of Physicians and evolved into the Cardiac Society of Great Britain and Ireland which held its first meeting in Edinburgh in 1937. The name of the Society was later changed to the British Cardiovascular Society.
Sir James
Mackenzie
suggested
formation of a
Cardiac Club in 1910
– WWI intervened
and the group first
convened on 22nd
April 1922 in Oxford
with Sir Thomas
Lewis as Chair. The
group was renamed
the Cardiac Society
of Great Britain and
Sir James Mackenzie Ireland in 1937
(1853-1925)The Cardiac Society of Great Britain and Ireland Meets for the first time on 15 April 1937 in Edinburgh
Sister Cardiac Societies: Great Britain – United States - Germany – México • The British Cardiovascular Society evolved from the Cardiac Club formed in 1922 [Journal Heart -1909] • The American Heart Association (AHA) was formed in 1924 • The German Cardiac Society (GCS) was formed in 1927 • The Sociedad Mexicana De Cardiologia was formed in 1935
• During the 1940’s Ireland had a number of physicians with an interest in cardiovascular medicine. • Some were members of British and other European cardiac societies and had visited professional colleagues at various prestigious institutions across the United States. • Dr. P.T. O’Farrell whose foresight that specialist developments in Ireland should keep pace with modern medicine facilitated the formation of the Irish Cardiac Society on November 3, 1949 at St. Vincent’s Hospital on Stephen’ Green, Dublin.
Historical Origins of the
Irish Cardiac Society
Dr. P.T. O’Farrell facilitated the founding of
the Irish Cardiac Society (ICS). The inaugural
meeting took place in St. Vincent’s Hospital,
Dublin on 3rd November 1949 and Dr.
O’Farrell served as the first President
The original minutes
book of the Society
resides in the library of
the Royal College of
Physicians at Kildare
Street in DublinSt. Vincent’s Hospital
St. Stephens Green Location
First Meeting of
Irish Cardiac Society
3rd November 1949
Dublin, IrelandTo further the study of Cardiovascular
Founding diseases by various means and to enable
Objectives of the those most interested in cardiology to pool
their experience.
Irish Cardiac
Society To give increased facility to the teaching of
cardiovascular diseases to undergraduate
and postgraduate students.
To enable contact to be made with similar
societies in other countries.Inaugural meeting of the Irish Heart Foundation in May 1966. Paul Dudley White is on the far right of the front row; Risteard Mulcahy is in the bowtie in the center of the front row, with Ireland's president one spot to the left.
Irish Cardiac Society
Leaders
Facilitate Formation of
Irish Heart Foundation -
Inaugural Meeting
May 1966
Left to Right
Mr. Albert Boer
Dr. Paul Dudley White
Dr. Risteárd Mulcahy
Dr. Graham Hayward• Since the founding of the Irish Cardiac Society there has been a long history of Irish cardiology graduates obtaining additional training in the United States. • Mayo Clinic has a long-standing collaborative relationship with the Irish Cardiac Society as illustrated by the “Cardiology on the Green” April 2019 Conference which took place in Dublin • Legacy of Irish Hospitals in Dublin
Irish Cardiology:
Standing on the
Shoulders of Giants
• John Cheyne (1777-1836)
• Robert Adams (1791-1875)
• Dominic Corrigan (1802-1880)
• William Stokes (1804-1877)
• Arthur Leared (1822-1879)
• Harold James Charles Swan (1922-2005)• Dr. Jeremy Swan was born in Sligo and his father was a general practitioner who treated William Butler Yeats. Dr. Swan later emigrated to the United States where he performed seminal research at the Mayo Clinic and then at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His invention of the Swan-Ganz balloon flotation catheter in 1970 revolutionized the science of hemodynamic monitoring. • Dr. Swan served as the President of the American College of Cardiology and maintained links with Ireland till his death in 2005. • I dedicated my inaugural address as President of the American College of Cardiology in 2013 to Dr. Swan and my Irish-born parents.
Dr. Harold James Charles Swan (1922-2005)
“If I Have Seen Further
it is by Standing on
the Shoulders of Giants.”
- Isaac Newton
Dr. John G. Harold (ACC President 2013-2014)
Dr. Jeremy Swan (ACC President 1973-1974)
Invented the Swan-Ganz CatheterDr. William Ganz Dr. John Harold Dr. Jeremy Swan
Acknowledgement of Mrs. Jeremy Swan at ACC.13
Dr. Jeremy Swan Assumed
ACC Presidency in San Francisco
In 1973 - 40 Years EarlierHistorical Origins of the ACC
Evolution of the ACC
• 1926 – The Sir James Mackenzie Cardiological
Society is created in New York City
• 1928 – The Society changes its name to the
New York Cardiological Society
• 1949 – The ACC is created by Dr. Franz Groedel
and members of the New York Cardiological
SocietyThe Founders – 1949
“People of Accomplishment”
13 Cardiologists, led by Dr. Franz Groedel
and Dr. Bruno Kisch establish the
American College of CardiologyDr. Franz Groedel (1881-1951) • In 1927 co-founded the German Cardiac Society for Heart and Circulatory Research • Escaping Nazi Germany in 1934, he was later elected President of the New York Cardiological Society and he facilitated the founding of the American College of Cardiology in 1949 • Groedel wrote the $15 check that resulted in incorporation of the College in 1949 • He treated President Franklin Roosevelt
Dr. Simon Dack
ACC President 1956-1957
• Dr. Simon Dack founded and
served as the first Editor-in-Chief
of ACC’s official journal the
American Journal of Cardiology
(1958-1983) and its successor the
Journal of the American College
of Cardiology (JACC) 1983-1992ACC Regional meeting in New York City in 1957 which was attended by 2,500 physicians
John F. Kennedy in a 1959 campaign speech:
“When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of
two characters. One represents danger, and
the other represents opportunity”
Carpe Diem “Seize the Day“
Kennedy created the Peace Corps (“Make the Most of Your World”)
which stimulated the creation of the “Medical Peace Corps” and
ACC International Circuit CoursesDr. Eliot Corday (Cedars)
Dr. Eliot Corday
ACC President 1965-1966
• Helped pioneer modern cardiac care
• Started first ACC International Circuit
Course to Taiwan and the Philippines
in 1961 with support of US State
Department
• His work inspired me to develop the
ACC International Twinning Program
• He served as Chief of Cardiology at
Cedars of Lebanon in Los AngelesLegacy of Eliot Corday:
Global Advocacy and Cardiovascular Health:
The American College of Cardiology
Seeks to Transform Cardiovascular Care
and Improve Heart Health WorldwideACC Advocacy Dr. Eliot Corday and President Lyndon Johnson Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965
President Richard M. Nixon
ACC Convocation
February 4, 1971
With
Dr. William A. Sodeman
(ACC President 1970-1971)
At left is Dr. J.C. Lungren,
The president’s personal physician
20th Annual ACC Plenary Session
Sheraton Park Hotel,
Washington DCPresident
George Bush
Addressing ACC
Opening
Session
Orange County
Convention
Center, Orlando
Florida
March 21, 2001Inauguration of New Heart House - 2006
Board of
Washington, DC – 10th Anniversary 2016 Governors –
ACC Leadership
Incubator
AIGACC 65th Anniversary History Mural
Heart House – Washington DC
Thanks to Kevin Fitzpatrick
ACC Communications Staff and
ACC History Work Group ConsultantsACC History Mural Inspired by:
Diego Rivera: History of Cardiology
The History of Cardiology consists of two panels that were
commissioned by Dr. Ignacio Chávez Sánchez and were completed by
Diego Rivera for the inauguration of the National Institute of Cardiology
building in Mexico City on April 18, 1944
Erick Alexanderson,
MD, FACCDiego Rivera History of Cardiology – National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City
ACC History Mural Heart House Washington, DC
The Years of Transition
• Several past ACC Presidents including Dr. Patrick O’Gara, Dr. Minnow Walsh, Dr. Kim Williams and I have been named honorary members of the Irish Cardiac Society. • The Irish Cardiac Society holds its annual Members and Friends Event at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. Similar to networking event held at the European Society of Cardiology. • The purpose of this meeting is to highlight the history and friendship between the Irish and United States cardiology communities, and to thank those who have been instrumental in securing fellowships and mentoring Irish trainees over the years. • It is also an opportunity for fellows and mentors to come together. This event has become an important networking opportunity for Irish physicians working in the United States and those visiting from Ireland.
Enhance Cardiovascular Health Through Sustained Collaboration and the
Exchange of Knowledge and Resources for Cardiovascular Care Worldwide
In an increasingly connected world,
interorganizational collaboration
is vital to solve global problems…
Thinking globally to transform cardiovascular care
The Lancet, Volume 384, Issue 9941, Pages 379-380
Patrick T O'Gara, John Gordon Harold, William A Zoghbi
ACC: Thinking Globally
To Transform Cardiovascular Care
Volume 384, No. 9941, p 379–380, 2 August 2014International Collaboration Irish Cardiac Society and ACC
• I had the privilege of facilitating the formation of the Great Britain and Ireland International ACC Chapter with the assistance of my Irish colleague Brian J. Maurer, MB, BCh, FACC. This collaborative relationship between the American College of Cardiology, the British Cardiovascular Society and the Irish Cardiac Society was launched in Manchester in June 2010.
ACC Great Britain & Ireland Chapter
• The Great Britain & Ireland ACC Chapter provides networking opportunities between the various societies for cardiovascular professionals in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States. • It also nurtures educational and research opportunities, especially those related to the growing ACC Chapter Exchange (Twinning) program which I created that linked the British Cardiovascular Society to the ACC California Chapter and now the ACC Virginia Chapter.
• French writer Antoine de Saint Exupéry said: “As for the future, our task is not to foresee it, but to enable it” and “a rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral” • Over the last seven decades, leaders of the American College of Cardiology and the Irish Cardiac Society have enabled their respective Societies to move forward and become the successful organizations they represent today .
Dr. William Stokes pouring a libation with
Dr. William Wilde (Father of Oscar Wilde)
Go raibh maith agat as éisteacht
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