Vivien Thomas (1910 — 85) combined imagination, skilled dexterity, and hard - won medical knowledge to develop tools and techniques for
successful open heart surgery on babies.
Not exact matches
Last week, Vera had her
surgery and it was
successful — they were able to pass a balloon catheter and pop
open her pulmonary valve so she had blood flow to the
heart.
At Cornell's Hospital for Animals, a Japanese Chin received a rare and
successful seven - hour
open -
heart surgery.