ANDRE COURNAND, M.D., Chairman; RICHARD J. BING, M.D.; LEWIS DEXTER, M.D.; CHARLES DOTTER, M.D.; LOUIS N. KATZ, M.D.; JAMES V. WARREN, M.D.; EARL WOOD, M.D.
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Cardiac, catheterization and angiocardiography are two methods which are being widely used for the investigation of acquired and congenital heart disease. Since both of these procedures entail some risk to the patient, the Scientific Council of the American Heart Association deemed it advisable to establish a committee to evaluate this risk and to recommend methods to minimize it. The constituent members of the committee were chosen on the basis of their contributions to the evolution of these methods and experience in their application.
Two possible methods of gathering the necessary information were suggested:
COURNAND A, BING RJ, DEXTER L, et al. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY1. Ann Intern Med. 1953;38:1081–1087. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-38-5-1081
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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1953;38(5):1081-1087.
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-38-5-1081
Cardiac Diagnosis and Imaging, Cardiology.
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