Renowned Cardiologist Eugene Braunwald Dies at 96, Reshaping Modern Cardiology
Pioneering cardiologist Eugene Braunwald, who fled the Holocaust as a child and built a career spanning eight decades, died at 96. He founded the TIMI Study Group, championed early reperfusion for heart attack patients, helped define key cardiology practices (ejection fraction, LDL reduction, time-is-muscle), and mentored generations of physicians, earning the title 'father of modern-day cardiology.'