The History of Cardiothoracic Surgery

This volume provides a comprehensive history of cardiothoracic surgery up to the introduction of open-heart surgery in the 1950s. Many early clinicians were ast... » 

This volume provides a comprehensive history of cardiothoracic surgery up to the introduction of open-heart surgery in the 1950s. Many early clinicians were astute observers, and this is apparent in their writings, extracts of which have been included in the text. «