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Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved
Breakthrough How Three People Saved Blue Babies and Changed Medicine Forever
Author: Jim Murphy
In 1944 an unprecedented surgical procedure repaired the heart of a child with blue baby syndrome?lack of blood oxygen caused by a congenital defect. This landmark operation opened the way for all types of open heart surgery. The team that developed it included a cardiologist and a surgeon, but most of the actual work was done by Vivien Thomas, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780547821832
ISBN-10: 0547821832
Publication Date: 12/8/2015
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Clarion Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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