Cardiology--a saga of one hundred years "but, where is the conductor?"--Braunwald, 2003.

Modern Cardiology was born with the birth of ECG invented by Einthoven in 1903. Since then a galaxy of great pioneers in succession led Cardiology through unprecedented landmark achievements to the present state which is as promising as challenging. This article reviews the journey of Cardiology as a speciality in the last one hundred years of its noteworthy life while highlighting the future directions and challenges the specialty is likely to face."