Lillehei, Lewis, and Wangensteen: The Right Mix for Giant Achievements in Cardiac Surgery Vincent L. Gott, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 6, Pages S2210-S2213 (June 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.078 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Doctor John Lewis’s first operation to repair an atrial septal defect using total body hypothermia and inflow stasis. This was the first successful open heart operation in the world and was performed on September 2, 1952 (see text for details). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, S2210-S2213DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.078) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Doctor C. Walton Lillehei’s first cross-circulation case performed on March 26, 1954, for repair of a ventricular septal defect (see text for details). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, S2210-S2213DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.078) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Successful repair of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia using cross circulation (see Table 1 and text for details). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, S2210-S2213DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.078) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Doctors C. Walton Lillehei, F. John Lewis, and Owen H. Wangensteen. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, S2210-S2213DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.078) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions