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John H. Gibbon, Jr., the Inventor of the First Successful Heart–Lung Machine
Author(s) -
Pastuszko Peter,
Edie Richard N.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.04018.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heart lung machine , lung , cardiology
May 6th, 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of the first successful use of the heart‐lung machine. It was an event that would dramatically change the field of cardiac surgery and the approach to the treatment of cardiac disease. It was also the culmination of years of work of Dr. John H. Gibbon, Jr. We take a look at the life of this remarkable man. (J Card Surg 2004;19:65‐73)