• Cardiology in the young · Apr 2010

    Biography Historical Article

    The paediatric cardiology Hall of Fame: Maude Elizabeth Abbott.

    • William N Evans and Marie J Béland.
    • Children's Heart Center, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA. WNevans50@aol.com
    • Cardiol Young. 2010 Apr 1; 20 (2): 124-32.

    AbstractFew paediatric cardiologists know of Maude Abbott. Yet before Helen Taussig, no one contributed more to founding the specialty than Maude Abbott. She achieved international fame as the early 20th century expert on cardiac malformations. We summarise here her life and contributions, indicating how she is more than justified in being inducted to the Hall of Fame.

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