1. The first successful repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect: influence of good fortune, team work, and an inquisitive mind 
John W Hammon, MD, Jesse H Meredith, MD, Timothy C Pennell, MD, A.Robert Cordell, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 77, Issue 5, Pages (May 2004)
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2. Fig 1
An example of the method of care cooling in an ice-filled tub, followed by transfer to the operating table for open heart surgery under general anesthesia, utilized at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in the 1950s.
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3. Fig 2
A photograph of Dr Frank Johnston at the time of his retirement in 1986.
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4. Fig 3
A diagram of the DeWall oxygenator that was used to build the device utilized in the repair of a postinfarction ventricular septal defect in 1957.
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