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Few of the great stories of medicine are as palpably dramatic as the invention of open-heart surgery, yet, until now, no journalist has ever brought all of the thrilling specifics of this triumph to life. This is the story of the surgeon many call the father of open-heart surgery, Dr. C.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Walt Lillehei: Add a description of this character.
- Owen Wangensteen
- Gregory Glidden
- Li Hebei
- John Gibbon
- Kaye
- Clarence Dennis
- Bailey
- John Lewis
- Shumway
- Cooley
- Cohen
- Pamela Schmidt
- Lyman
- Donna
- Bud
- Barnard
- Dorothy Eustice
- Geraldine
- Patty Anderson
- Leslie
- Frances
- Watson
- De Wall
- Calvin
- Jimmy
- Visscher
- Bakken
- Najarian
- Tucker
- Varco
- Mayo Clinic
- Thompson
- Bigelow
- Catherine
- Li Ilehei
- Helen
- Kirk
First Sentence edit
LLOYD ANDERSON returned to Minnesota, hoping to forget what he'd seen on the battlefields of Europe, a decade before C. Walton Lillehei attempted what no surgeon had before.
Authors & Contributors edit
- G. Wayne Miller (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 500
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Medical › Medicine › Surgery › General Surgery
- Books › Professional & Technical › Medical › Medicine › Internal Medicine › Cardiology
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Medical
- Books › Medicine › Specialties › Surgery
- Books › Medicine › Internal Medicine › Cardiology
- Books › Science
- Books › Health, Mind & Body
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