BMJ  2008;336:1382 (14 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.a293

Obituaries

Wallace William Brigden

Outstanding teacher and mentor in cardiology

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The term cardiomyopathy was coined by Wallace Brigden in his St Cyres lecture at the Royal College of Physicians in 1956. It was one of his many contributions to cardiology, which was in its infancy when he was appointed to The London Hospital at the age of 33. He went on to become dean of the Institute of Cardiology. He also had a fine bedside manner: patients opened up to him and he therefore elicited comprehensive histories from them. He took a holistic view and followed up patients for years, tracking the progression of their disease. His military bearing belied a warm and caring personality with a great capacity for friendship. He was a modest man whose influence spread faster than his fame.

Wallace, a schoolteacher’s son, was educated at Latymer Upper School and King’s College, Cambridge, where he read natural sciences. Intending a career in biology, he went to . . . [Full text of this article]

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Wallace Brigden is survived by a daughter, three sons, and a stepson
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