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When did cardiac surgery begin?

H B Shumacker¹

¹Department of Surgery, the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

|March 1, 1989

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Cardiac surgery

Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Surgery
Medical History

Background:

The conventional start date for cardiac surgery is 1896 with Ludwig Rehn's successful myocardial laceration repair.
Historical evidence suggests earlier interventions in cardiac procedures.

Observation:

Francisco Romero and Baron Dominique Jean Larrey performed pericardial drainage nearly a century before Rehn.
Their thoracic procedures involved opening and draining the pericardium, a critical part of the heart.
Larrey's operation occurred in 1810, predating Rehn's work.

Findings:

Pericardial operations are integral to cardiac surgery, involving a structure directly connected to the heart.
Romero and Larrey's pericardial drainage procedures represent significant, albeit overlooked, early cardiac operations.

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These early interventions challenge the established timeline for the origin of cardiac surgery.

Implications:

Revisiting the history of cardiac surgery to acknowledge earlier contributions by Romero and Larrey.
Understanding the evolution of surgical techniques for the heart and its surrounding structures.
Recognizing the historical significance of pericardial interventions in the development of cardiovascular surgery.