C. Walton Lillehei and the epic of open heart surgery.

Authors
Thevenet, A
Citation
A. Thevenet, C. Walton Lillehei and the epic of open heart surgery., ANN CHIR, 125(3), 2000, pp. 281-290
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALES DE CHIRURGIE
ISSN journal
00033944 → ACNP
Volume
125
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
281 - 290
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-3944(200004)125:3<281:CWLATE>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
C. Walton Lillehei (1918-1999) from the Surgery Department of the Universit y of Minnesota in Minneapolis (MN, USA), was the precursor of open heart su rgery. He successively introduced heart-lung machine, intracardiac repairs, pacemaker, and mechanical cardiac valves.