Landmarks In Cardiac Surgery

This text, published in the profession's centenary year, traces the history of cardiac surgery from ancient times to the present, detailing clinical developments with facsimilies of the original articles, consent forms from the first heart transplant, newspaper articles, and correspondence.

List of contents

1. Preface 2. List of Original Articles 3. Foreword John Kirklin 4. Foundations of Cardiac Surgery 5. Historical Background 6. Evolution of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Myocardial Protection 7. Palliation and Correction of Congenital Heart Defects 8. Development of Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease 9. Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease 10. Surgery of the Thoracic Aorta 11. Transplantation 12. Appendix/Summary

About the author

Cecil Bosher (Author), Stephen Westaby (Author)

Summary

This text, published in the profession's centenary year, traces the history of cardiac surgery from ancient times to the present, detailing clinical developments with facsimilies of the original articles, consent forms from the first heart transplant, newspaper articles, and correspondence.

Product details

• Authors: Cecil Bosher, Bosher Cecil, Stephen Westaby, Westaby Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.1998
• EAN: 9781899066544
• ISBN: 978-1-899066-54-4
• No. of pages: 686
• Weight: 2280 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Cardiology, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, Cardiovascular medicine, Cardiothoracic surgery, MEDICAL / Surgery / Cardiothoracic