The NVVC: here, there and everywhere

[摘要] When I started my cardiology training, back in 1976, cardiology in the Netherlands was highly dependent on internal medicine. Coronary care and intensive care units were led by internal medicine physicians in most hospitals in the Netherlands whereas in the US (where I had worked for a while) cardiology was a discipline in its own right, at least in university centres. In our country, this changed rapidly in the ensuing years and the Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVVC) played a key role in this process. People like Paul Hugenholtz, Hein Wellens and Albert Bruschke introduced us, interns and fellows of my generation, to a new and modern approach of our patients and a more scientific way of thinking. Many others, mentioned in the article by Ernst van der Wall et al.,1 have made important contributions as well and set the stage for young talent and ambitious researchers inspiring them until this day. We have witnessed the coming of age of our biannual NVVC congress to a level that meets the highest international standards and our Netherlands Heart Journal has proven to be a platform for many scientific research groups, the recent recognition by the Web of Science being a new highlight.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学