Background
Goodwin, John Forrest was born on December 1, 1918 in London. Son of William Richard and Myrtle Dale (Forrest) Goodwin.
(This book reviews the basic knowledge about the cardiomyo...)
This book reviews the basic knowledge about the cardiomyopathies and re-enforces the well-known definitions and classification of cardiomyopathies and specific heart muscle diseases, respectively. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining the classification into hypertrophic, dilated and restrictive cardiomyopathies, even though there are exceptions. The term "realisations" in the title is used in the sense of "achievements" and alludes to the progress in the understanding of heart muscle diseases over the last three decades and also to the areas of knowledge still not fully explored, for example, the as yet un classified putative cardiomyopathies such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, long QT syndrome and syndrome X. The accurate and sensitive identification of major risk factors for sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy needs further study, as do the implications of a familial basis in some patients with dilated cardio myopathy. The "expectations" mentioned in the title centre around the molecular biological aspects of viral myocarditis and dilated cardio myopathy and their relationship to each other; around the auto immune basis for dilated cardiomyopathy and its implications for drug therapy and cardiac transplantation; and around molecular genetic techniques for identifying the genes involved in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that will be developed further. These will have implications for pre-natal recognition and for diagnosis in early life in apparently fit and active persons, and offer better prospects of prevention and cure.
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professor of clinical cardiology
Goodwin, John Forrest was born on December 1, 1918 in London. Son of William Richard and Myrtle Dale (Forrest) Goodwin.
Doctor of Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, 1942. Dr honoris causa, University Lisbon, Portugal, 1984.
Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Professor, of Clinical Cardiology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London 1949-1984, Professor Emeritus since 1984;"President". British Cardiac Society 1972-1976, Institute Society and Federation Cardiology 1978-1980. Second Vice-President Royal College, of Physicians of London 1979-1980.
Chairman Coronary Prevention Group, United Kingdom 1985-1988, National Forum for Coronary Heart Disease Prevention 1987. Honorary Consulting Cardiologist St. George’s Hospital, London 1986. Star of Pakistan, Commander of the Icelandic Falcon.
Honorary degree (Lisbon). Honorary F.A.C.P.
(This book reviews the basic knowledge about the cardiomyo...)
Chairman National Forum for Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, 1987-1993. Member Expert Committee on Cardiovascular Disease, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1980-1982. Fellow Royal Society Medicine.
Member British Medical Association, Royal College Physicians (Second vice president), Coronary Prevention Group (vice president 1987-1996), Cardiomyopathy Association London (president since 1990), International Society and Federation of Cardiology (president 1978-1982).
Married BArbara Cameron Robertson, October 30, 1943. Children: Jennifer Jane Blair, Martin Andrew Forrest.