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First Successful Open-Heart Surgery Utilizing Cross-Circulation in 1954.
Tinen L Iles1, Mikayle A Holm2, Andrew D Calvin3
1Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|January 21, 2020
Summary
Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, father of open-heart surgery, pioneered techniques like cross-circulation. This study details a patient
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Medical History
- Anatomical Imaging
Background:
- Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, a pioneer at the University of Minnesota, is recognized as the "father of open-heart surgery."
- His team performed early open-heart surgeries using cross-circulation, including the first successful ventricular septal defect repair in a child.
