THE COVER.

The article informs the decrease in death rate due to heart diseases in the U.S. after the year 1960. It informs that this decline has taken place due to the deployment of diagnostic tools and treatments of higher-risk patients in the country. Information regarding the limited availability of physician's tools including a stethoscope, an electrocardiography machine and a blood pressure cuff for making the patient comfortable during the year 1960 is presented. The use of safe and reliable direct current cardioverter-defibrillator for preventing fatal arrhythmia in 1960 is mentioned. It highlights the transformation that took place with the development of life-saving hospital based interventions including cardiac imaging devices, open heart surgery and catheter-based technologies.