In Memory of Professor Eugene Braunwald (August 15, 1929 – April 22, 2026)

In Memory of Professor Eugene Braunwald

(August 15, 1929 – April 22, 2026)

1. Libby P, Pfeffer MA. Happy birthday, Dr Braunwald! European Heart Journal. 2025;46(2):110–2. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae725

2. Braunwald E. Control of myocardial oxygen consumption. The American Journal of Cardiology. 1971;27(4):416–32. DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(71)90439-5

3. Braunwald E. Unstable angina. A classification. Circulation. 1989;80(2):410–4. DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.80.2.410

4. Braunwald E. Unstable Angina: An Etiologic Approach to Management. Circulation. 1998;98(21):2219–22. DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.21.2219

5. Antman EM, Braunwald E. Acute Coronary Syndromes: a holistic view. JACC. 2025;85(22):2057–60. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.538

6. The TIMI Study Group. The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Trial: Phase I Findings. New England Journal of Medicine. 1985;312(14):932–6. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198504043121437

7. Yusuf S, Pitt B, Davis CE, Hood WB, Cohn JN. Effect of Enalapril on Survival in Patients with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions and Congestive Heart Failure. New England Journal of Medicine. 1991;325(5):293–302. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199108013250501

8. Morrow DA, Velazquez EJ, Desai AS, DeVore AD, Lepage S, Park J-G et al. Sacubitril/Valsartan in Patients Hospitalized With Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024;83(12):1123–32. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.01.027

9. Mann DL, Nicolas J, Claggett B, Miao ZM, Granger CB, Kerkar P et al. Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibition in Patients With STEMI vs NSTEMI. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024;83(9):904–14. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.01.002

10. The GUSTO Investigators. An International Randomized Trial Comparing Four Thrombolytic Strategies for Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal of Medicine. 1993;329(10):673–82. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199309023291001

11. Cannon CP, Braunwald E, McCabe CH, Rader DJ, Rouleau JL, Belder R et al. Intensive versus Moderate Lipid Lowering with Statins after Acute Coronary Syndromes. Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy – Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22. (PROVE-IT TIMI 22). New England Journal of Medicine. 2004;350(15):1495–504. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa040583

12. Libby P. Atherosclerosis: The New View. Scientific American. 2002;286(5):46–55. DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0502-46

13. Mensah GA, Arnold N, Prabhu SD, Ridker PM, Welty FK. Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: 2025 ACC Scientific Statement. JACC. 2026;87(11):1381–404. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.08.047

14. Ridker PM, Everett BM, Thuren T, MacFadyen JG, Chang WH, Ballantyne C et al. Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 2017;377(12):1119–31. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1707914

15. Braunwald E. Aortic Stenosis: a 6-decade odyssey. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023;82(22):2110–2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.001

16. Lindman BR, Braunwald E, Pellikka PA. Aortic Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis – The Time Has Come. JAMA Cardiology. 2025;10(4):305–6. DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.5648

17. Braunwald E, Bristow MR. Congestive Heart Failure: Fifty Years of Progress. Circulation. 2000;102(Suppl 4):IV-14-IV–23. DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.suppl_4.IV-14

18. Pfeffer MA, Braunwald E. Ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction. Experimental observations and clinical implications. Circulation. 1990;81(4):1161–72. DOI: 10.1161/01. cir.81.4.1161

19. Regan JA, Laitner MH, Dzau VJ. Cardiovascular Science, Medicine, and Society: The Brave New World: the ACC Braunwald Lecture 2025. JACC. 2026;87(15):1973–85. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.12.085

20. Braunwald E, Saberi S, Abraham TP, Elliott PM, Olivotto I. Mavacamten: a first-in-class myosin inhibitor for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal. 2023;44(44):4622–33. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad637

21. Braunwald’s heart disease: a textbook of cardiovascular medicine. Libby P, Braunwald E, editors - Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier; 2008. - 2136p. ISBN 978-1-4160-4106-1

22. Braunwald’s heart disease: a textbook of cardiovascular medicine. Libby P, Bonow R, Mann D, Tomaselli G, Bhatt D, Solomon S, editors – Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2021. – 2032p. ISBN 978-0-323-72219-3

23. Braunwald E. Cardiology: A Century of Progress. Circulation. 2024;149(2):78–9. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064458

24. Bhatt DL, Goldman ME. The Legends Colloquium: a conversation between Eugene Braunwald and Valentin Fuster. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024;83(9):951–5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.01.019