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The development of valvular heart surgery over the past 50 years (1947-1997): personal recollections
1Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|December 5, 1997
Abstract:
The development of valvular heart surgery over the past 50 years has required the efforts and creative genius of many surgical pioneers. It has been filled with exhilarating short-term successes and some devastating failures. This article traces the 50 years of persistence and determination that have brought us to a time when the majority of patients with heart valve disease can be returned to a happy and fulfilling life by valvuloplasty or by valve replacement.