Wallace William Brigden (8 June 1916 – 11 March 2008) was a British

cardiologist Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular ...

who pioneered new treatments for

heart disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, hea ...

after the Second World War. He is buried at St Andrew's church,

Totteridge Totteridge is a residential area and former village in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a mixture of suburban development and open land (including some farmland) situated 8 miles (13 km) north north-west of Charing Cross. It ...

, London.St Andrew's church, Totteridge.

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1916 births 2008 deaths St Andrew's church, Totteridge British cardiologists People from Ealing {{UK-med-bio-stub