Murray S. Hoffman Explained

Murray Stanley Hoffman (April 15, 1924 – March 23, 2018) was an American cardiologist, educator and diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Cardiovascular Disease, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLCD) of the American Heart Association.

Career

Hoffman trained as a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, at the time that Earl Wood and colleagues were perfecting heart catheterization and investigating the means of cardiac bypass^{[1] [2] [3]} to allow for open heart surgery, and these methods were adopted early at the National Jewish Hospital (Denver), with Hoffman as chief of cardiology. Motivated by the ability to now treat congenital heart disease, enabled through the use of the cardiac bypass pump, Hoffman was part of a team of physicians who introduced the use of the single lead electrocardiogram to screen school children.^{[4] [5]} Maintaining his close ties with the Mayo Clinic, Hoffman is a founding member of the Doctors Mayo Society and served as president of the National Mayo Alumni Association from 1977 to 1979.^[6] As co-chair of the Colorado Heart Association Preventative Cardiology-Exercise Committee, he (together with his wife, Eleanor, Jerome Biffle, a 1952 Olympic Gold Medalist and Marilyn Van Derbur, 1958 Miss America) introduced one of the earliest jogging programs for heart health,^[7] and Hoffman served as the president of the Colorado Heart Association from 1975 to 1976. In addition, Hoffman was a member of the Board of Trustees of the American College of Cardiology. Throughout his career he authored / co-authored 23 publications (listed below) in the field of clinical cardiology.

• 1941: Graduated summa cum laude from East High School (Denver)^[8]
• 1943: Received BA Degree from the University of Denver
• 1943-1947: Sponsored by the U.S. Navy, attended University of Colorado School of Medicine on an accelerated 3-year program and graduated 1st in his class
• 1947-1949: Served his internship and Medical residency at the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)^[9]
• 1949-1951: Served his fellowship in cardiology and Internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota)^[10]
• 1951: Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Sub-specialty Board of Cardiology
• 1951-1953: Served in the United States Public Health Service (during Korean War)
• 1954: Received the degree of Master of Science in Medicine from the University of Minnesota^[11] (affiliated, at the time, with the Mayo Clinic^[12])
• 1953-1990: Maintained a private practice of cardiology^[13] (Denver, Colorado)
• 1955-1968: Chief of Cardiology,^{[14] [5]} National Jewish Hospital (half time position); member of the National Jewish Hospital's open heart surgery program (Denver, Colorado)
• 1975-1976: President, Colorado Heart Association^[15]
• 1975-1979: Trustee of the American College of Cardiology^[16]
• 1977-1979: President, National Mayo Clinic Alumni Association
• 1985: American College of Cardiology manpower advisory committee^[17]
• 1990-2002: Closed private practice and joined the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine where he was rapidly promoted to Professor of Medicine and Cardiology (Denver, Colorado)
• 2002: Retired
• 2018: Died in Denver, Colorado at Rose Medical Center March 23^[18]

Publications

• Zylberberg. B.. Kass. I.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1959-11-01. Atrial septal defect experiences in the clinical evaluation of 15 consecutive cases of the secundum variety. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 238. 5. 573–583. 10.1097/00000441-195911000-00007. 0002-9629. 13847997. 39208234.
• Caldini. P.. Gensini. G. G.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1959-10-01. Primary pulmonary hypertension with death during right heart catheterization. A case report and a survey of reported fatalities. The American Journal of Cardiology. 4. 4. 519–527. 0002-9149. 13806909. 10.1016/0002-9149(59)90175-4.
• Martinez. J. B.. Kass. I.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1959-09-01. Pitfalls in the evaluation of the patient with mitral stenosis for surgery: an illustrated case report. American Practitioner and Digest of Treatment. 10. 1489–1496. 14421798.
• Griffin. J. T.. Kass. I.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1959-07-01. Cor pulmonale associated with symptoms and signs of asthma in children. Pediatrics. 24. 1. 54–64. 10.1542/peds.24.1.54 . 0031-4005. 13667335. 39994824 .
• Wittenstein. G. J.. Grow. J. B.. Hoffman. M. S.. Gensini. G. G.. Denst. J.. 1959-06-01. Myxoma of the left atrium simulating pure mitral insufficiency; report of a case with successful removal. Surgery. 45. 6. 981–991. 0039-6060. 13659341.
• Morton. W.. Hoffman. M. S.. Cleere. R. L.. Dodge. H. J.. 1959-03-14. Comparison of three methods of screening for pediatric heart disease. Journal of the American Medical Association. 169. 11. 1169–1172. 0002-9955. 13630738. 10.1001/jama.1959.03000280021006.
• Martinez. J. B.. Kass. I.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1958-11-01. Factors involved in the recovery of a patient after prolonged ventricular fibrillation during hypothermia. The Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 36. 5. 749–756. 10.1016/S0096-5588(20)30120-3. 0096-5588. 13588728. free.
• Hoffman. M. S.. Forrest. J.. Garlett. E. L.. 1958-05-01. Coronary embolism and acute myocardial infarction secondary to rheumatic heart disease. Diseases of the Chest. 33. 5. 546–550. 0096-0217. 13524100. 10.1378/chest.33.5.546.
• Morton. W.. Lloyd. L.. Dodge. H. J.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1958-05-01. Use of a single-lead ECG in the detection of congenital heart disease. AMA Journal of Diseases of Children. 95. 5. 492–497. 0096-6916. 13520142. 10.1001/archpedi.1958.02060050496006.
• Mandel. William. Hoffman. M. S.. Heitzman. G. H.. Kass. I.. 2016-11-21. Endocarditis Following Ventricular Septal Defect Repair. California Medicine. 88. 3. 248–249. 0008-1264. 1512408. 13511221.
• Golberg. M.. Heitzman. G.. Kass. I.. Grow. J. B.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1957-12-01. Persistent truncus arteriosus; an unusual type of congenital heart disease. Rocky Mountain Medical Journal. 54. 12. 1303–1306. 0035-760X. 13485914.
• Duman. L. J.. Githens. J. H.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1957-07-27. Role of bed rest in treatment of rheumatic fever; review of literature and survey of current opinions. Journal of the American Medical Association. 164. 13. 1435–1438. 0002-9955. 13448889. 10.1001/jama.1957.02980130011003.
• Blount. S. G.. Munyan. E. A.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1957-05-01. Hypertrophy of the right ventricular outflow tract: a concept of the electrocardiographic findings in atrial septal defect. The American Journal of Medicine. 22. 5. 784–790. 0002-9343. 13410967. 10.1016/0002-9343(57)90128-6.
• Green. T. F.. Kass. I.. Hoffman. M. S.. Ventricular Septal Defects. 1964-06-01. Rocky Mountain Medical Journal. 61. 31–36. 0035-760X. 14157790.
• Wassermil. M.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1962-12-01. Partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage associated with mitral stenosis with an intact atrial septum. A distinctive hemodynamic syndrome. The American Journal of Cardiology. 10. 6. 894–899. 0002-9149. 13999057. 10.1016/0002-9149(62)90191-1.
• Miyamoto. T.. Bastaroli. J.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1961-10-01. Electrocardiographic changes in induced bronchial asthma. Japanese Heart Journal. 2. 4. 524–537. 0021-4868. 14474818. 10.1536/ihj.2.524. free.
• Zylberberg. B.. Kass. I.. Grow. J. B.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1961-04-01. Thromboembolic complications following insertion of the Hufnagel prosthesis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 41. 4. 492–497. 10.1016/S0022-5223(20)31679-2. 0022-5223. 13789059. free.
• Pirincci. A.. Kass. I.. Denst. J.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1961-03-01. Severe reactive pulmonary hypertension secondary to aortic stenosis. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 241. 3. 343–349. 0002-9629. 13736000. 10.1097/00000441-196103000-00009. 44640913.
• Miyamoto. T.. Kass. I.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1960-07-01. Electrocardiogram in asthmatic children. Circulation. 22. 90–95. 0009-7322. 14423079. 10.1161/01.cir.22.1.90. free.
• Newman MM, Hoffman MS, Gesink MH . 1967. Mechanical failure of Starr-Edwards aortic prosthesis due to ball fracture. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 53. 3. 398–400. 6019152. 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)43205-4. free.
• Shapiro. A. P.. Baker. H. M.. Hoffman. M. S.. Ferris. E. B.. 1951-01-01. Pharmacologic and physiologic studies of a case of pheochromocytoma. The American Journal of Medicine. 10. 1. 115–130. 0002-9343. 14799505. 10.1016/0002-9343(51)90235-5.
• Hoffman. M. S.. Wellman. W. E.. Herrell. W. E.. 1950-08-02. Failure of absorption of aureomycin and terramycin administered as a retention enema. Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic. 25. 16. 463–464. 0092-699X. 15430470.
• Hoffman. M. S.. 1947-07-01. The etiology of arteriosclerosis. MD (Chicago, Ill.). 2. 7. 13–16. 20255816. *Hoffman. M. S.. Wellman. W. E.. Sayre. G. P.. 1951-01-03. Escherichia coli endocarditis: Report of case. Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic. 26. 1. 1–8. 0092-699X. 14808432.

Notes and References

1. Wood. E. H.. Geraci. J. E.. 1948-10-27. General and special technics in cardiac catheterization. Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic. 23. 22. 494–500. 0092-699X. 18888952.
2. Burchell. H. B.. Wood. E. H.. 1950-02-01. Remarks on the technic and diagnostic applications of cardiac catheterization. Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic. 25. 3. 41–48. 0092-699X. 15404372.
3. Kirklin. J. W.. Dushane. J. W.. Patrick. R. T.. Donald. D. E.. Hetzel. P. S.. Harshbarger. H. G.. Wood. E. H.. 1955-05-18. Intracardiac surgery with the aid of a mechanical pump-oxygenator system (gibbon type): report of eight cases. Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic. 30. 10. 201–206. 0092-699X. 14371757.
4. Morton. W.. Lloyd. L.. Dodge. H. J.. Hoffman. M. S.. 1958-05-01. Use of a single-lead ECG in the detection of congenital heart disease. AMA Journal of Diseases of Children. 95. 5. 492–497. 0096-6916. 13520142. 10.1001/archpedi.1958.02060050496006.
5. Morton. W.. Hoffman. M. S.. Cleere. R. L.. Dodge. H. J.. 1959-03-14. Comparison of three methods of screening for pediatric heart disease. Journal of the American Medical Association. 169. 11. 1169–1172. 0002-9955. 13630738. 10.1001/jama.1959.03000280021006.
6. 2015. The Alumni Association: The third quarter-century. Mayo Clinic Alumni. 3. 29–39.
7. Hoffman MS. 1969. Jogging and foot problems. JAMA. 207. 12. 2283–2284. 5818406. 10.1001/jama.1969.03150250113023.
8. Web site: East High School Year Book, Denver 1941, page 39. 1941. classmates.com.
9. Web site: Dr. Murray Hoffman, MD. December 3, 2016. U.S. News & World Report, Health Care. December 3, 2016.
10. Hoffman. M. S.. Wellman. W. E.. Herrell. W. E.. 1950-08-02. Failure of absorption of aureomycin and terramycin administered as a retention enema. Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic. 25. 16. 463–464. 0092-699X. 15430470.
11. Hoffman MS, 1954, Electrocardiographic-pathologic correlation of acute and healing myocardial infarcts. Master of Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (thesis)
12. News: University of Minnesota university system, Minnesota, United States. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2016-12-02.
13. Web site: CU Medicine Today, Spring 2005, Class Notes, Page 26. December 6, 2016. UC Denver. December 6, 2016.
14. News: Son of Student Here Undergoes Rare Operation. July 25, 1957. . Greeley, Colorado . 3. Newspapers.com.
15. News: Heart Assn. Honors Two Local Residents. . Greeley, Colorado. 5. May 13, 1976. Newspapers.com.
16. Program of the Twenty-fourth Annual Convocation of the American College of Cardiology, Wednesday, February 12, 1975 -- 6:30 P.M; Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston Texas. Trustees- Murray S. Hoffman, M.D, F.A.C.C. page 10.
17. Abelmann. Walter H.. 1987-12-01. Report of the 1985 American College of Cardiology Survey of cardiovascular medicine manpower. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 10. 6. 1361–1364. 10.1016/S0735-1097(87)80142-0. 3680806. free.
18. Web site: Murray Hoffman's Obituary on Denver Post. Denver Post. 2018-03-28.