Lucien Campeau Explained
| Lucien Campeau |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Date: | March 15, 2010 |
| Death Place: | Ste-Agathe, Québec, Canada |
| Employer: | Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal |
| Occupation: | Cardiologist |
Lucien Campeau (June 20, 1927March 15, 2010) was a Canadian cardiologist. He was a full professor at the Université de Montréal. He is best known for performing the world's first transradial coronary angiogram. Campeau was one of the founding staff of the Montreal Heart Institute, joining in 1957. He is also well known for developing the Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading of angina pectoris.
Education
Campeau received his M.D. degree from the University of Laval in 1953 and completed a fellowship in Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1956 to 1957. He later became a professor at University of Montreal in 1961 and was one of the co-founders of the Montreal Heart Institute.
In his lifetime, Campeau was awarded the Research Achievement Award of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. In 2004, he was named “Cardiologue émérite 2004” by the Association des cardiologues du Québec.[1]
Further reading
- L'Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal rend hommage au Dr Lucien Campeau . Université de Montréal . Montreal Heart Institute Pays Hommage to Dr. Lucien Campeau . March 18, 2010 . 2010-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100404130243/http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/campus/in-memoriam/20100318-linstitut-de-cardiologie-de-montreal-rend-hommage-au-dr-lucien-campeau.html . April 4, 2010 .
- News: theheart.org . heartwire . Miller . Reed . Lucien Campeau, radial access pioneer, dies . April 1, 2010. 2010-06-09.
- Bourassa . Martial G. . May 2010 . In Memoriam - Lucien Campeau (1927-2010) . Canadian Journal of Cardiology . 26 . 5 . 265 . 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70385-8. 2886558.
- Burt Cohen http://www.ptca.org/news/2010/0401_CAMPEAU_RADIAL.html angioplasty.org (April 2010)
Notes and References
- Web site: Montreal Heart Institute. The Montreal Heart Institute pays homage to Dr. Lucien Campeau. Canadian Health Reference Guide. Chrgonline.com. March 19, 2010. 2010-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708150217/http://www.chrgonline.com/news_detail.asp?ID=129828. July 8, 2011. dead.
