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<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Cardiol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Dr. Manuel Cárdenas Loaeza]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Dr. Manuel Cárdenas Loaeza]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Meaney]]></surname>
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<volume>27</volume>
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<fpage>50</fpage>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b><i>In memoriam:</i></b>    <br><b>Dr. Manuel C&aacute;rdenas Loaeza</b></font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="3"><b><i>In memoriam:</i></b>    <br><b>Dr. Manuel C&aacute;rdenas Loaeza</b></font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Dr. Eduardo Meaney&#42;</b></font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&#42; Editor in Chief of the <i>Revista Mexicana de Cardiolog&iacute;a</i></font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Dr. Manuel C&aacute;rdenas Loaeza passed away on January 17th of the present year. He was an unequaled figure of Mexican cardiology, as well as one of the most illustrious representatives of its golden era, that befall in the past half of the XX century. In fact, Dr. C&aacute;rdenas was a member of that generation who marked the transition between classical cardiology based on traditional clinic and talented inspiration and current cardiology funded more in experimental science, scientific method, statistical based evidence, technological development and prevention culture. Those, like myself, who had the honor to know him and work under his command, learned that under a hard and dry external crust, sometimes aggresive and other times sarcastic and mocker, beated a generous and solidary heart. Owner of a vast culture, sharp intelligence and acute discursive resources, to argue with him on diverse medical, cultural or historical topics, was always a thorny and irritating intelectual challenge, and yet gratifying.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">In spite of the differences that opposed us since my times of resident and above the irreductible ideological and philosophical barriers, my affection and admiration for him was always rewarded with genuine estimation and unconditional respect. Every time we asked for his support, he assisted us, willing and generous, in diverse academic events of our Cardiovascular Unit of the Hospital Regional "1<sup>o</sup> de Octubre", ISSSTE, of the Asociaci&oacute;n Mexicana para la Prevenci&oacute;n de la Aterosclerosis y sus Complicaciones (AMPAC) and more recently of the Asociaci&oacute;n Nacional de Cardi&oacute;logos al Servicio de los Trabajadores del Estado (ANCISSSTE).</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">With the death of Dr. C&aacute;rdenas, also dies an entire epoch of our cardiology, that in spite of its limitations, had a sense of grandeur and a thirst of transcendence, that our own era does not have.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">In behalf of our Asociaci&oacute;n Nacional de Cardi&oacute;logos de M&eacute;xico (ANCAM) and the rest of Associations to whom this Journal provides forum and voice, and also in the name of Dr. Jos&eacute; Manuel Enciso Mu&ntilde;oz, President of ANCAM and his Directive Board, the Editorial Committee of the Journal and its Editor in Chief, who undersigned this letter, we express our most sincere condolences to the Teacher's family, to his friends and to his colleagues and the officers of the Instituto Nacional de Cardiolog&iacute;a "Ignacio Ch&aacute;vez", institution for which he worked indefatigably just to the end of his days.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"></font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">  May you rest finally in peace, beloved Teacher.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"></font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">  </font></p>    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">  <i>El domingo 17 de enero del a&ntilde;o en curso falleci&oacute; el Dr. Manuel C&aacute;rdenas Loaeza, figura se&ntilde;era de la cardiolog&iacute;a mexicana y uno de los m&aacute;s preclaros exponentes de su &eacute;poca de oro, que acaeciera a la mitad del siglo que pas&oacute;. De hecho, el Dr. C&aacute;rdenas fue parte de esa generaci&oacute;n que marc&oacute; la transici&oacute;n entre la cardiolog&iacute;a cl&aacute;sica basada en la cl&iacute;nica tradicional y la inspiraci&oacute;n talentosa y la de ahora que se funda m&aacute;s en la ciencia experimental, el m&eacute;todo cient&iacute;fico, la evidencia estad&iacute;stica, el desarrollo tecnol&oacute;gico y la cultura de la prevenci&oacute;n. Los que tuvimos el honor de conocerlo y trabajar bajo sus &oacute;rdenes supimos que por debajo de un exterior duro y seco, a veces agresivo y otras ir&oacute;nico y burl&oacute;n, lat&iacute;a un coraz&oacute;n generoso y solidario. Due&ntilde;o de una vasta cultura, afilada inteligencia y agudos recursos discursivos, polemizar con &eacute;l sobre t&oacute;picos m&eacute;dicos, culturales o hist&oacute;ricos, era siempre un reto intelectual espinoso e irritante y, sin embargo, gratificante.</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i>Pese a las diferencias que nos separaron desde mis &eacute;pocas de residente y por encima de irreductibles barreras ideol&oacute;gicas y filos&oacute;ficas, mi cari&ntilde;o y admiraci&oacute;n fue siempre recompensado con un genuino aprecio e irrestricto respeto. Siempre acudi&oacute; con gusto y generosidad, cuando as&iacute; se lo pedimos, a apoyarnos en los eventos acad&eacute;micos de nuestra Unidad Cardiovascular del Hospital Regional "1</i><sup>o</sup><i> de Octubre" del ISSSTE, de la Asociaci&oacute;n Mexicana para la Prevenci&oacute;n de la Aterosclerosis y sus Complicaciones (AMPAC) y m&aacute;s recientemente de la Asociaci&oacute;n Nacional de Cardi&oacute;logos al Servicio de los Trabajadores del Estado (ANCISSSTE).</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i>Con la muerte del Dr. C&aacute;rdenas muere tambi&eacute;n toda una &eacute;poca de nuestra cardiolog&iacute;a, que pese a sus limitaciones, ten&iacute;a un sentido de grandeza y sed de trascendencia que la nuestra no posee.</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i>A nombre de la Asociaci&oacute;n Nacional de Cardi&oacute;logos de M&eacute;xico (ANCAM) y del resto de las Asociaciones, a quienes esta Revista da voz y foro, del Dr. Jos&eacute; Manuel Enciso Mu&ntilde;oz, Presidente de la ANCAM y de su Mesa Directiva, del Comit&eacute; Editorial y de su titular, el que suscribe este escrito, hacemos patente nuestras m&aacute;s sentidas condolencias a la familia del Maestro, a sus amigos y a sus colegas y directivos del Instituto Nacional de Cardiolog&iacute;a "Ignacio Ch&aacute;vez", instituci&oacute;n para la que trabaj&oacute; infatigablemente hasta el fin de sus d&iacute;as.</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"></font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">  <i>Descanse al fin en paz, querido Maestro.</i></font></p>       ]]></body>
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