Landmarks in Cardiac Surgery

This collection of 123 key papers covers the development of cardiac surgery, published in their original form. Divided into seven sections, the book starts with the historical background to cardiac surgical practice. This is followed by papers on the evolution of cardiopulmonary bypass, palliation and correction of congenital heart defects. Later sections deal with the development of surgery for valvular heart disease and cover transplantation of the heart and circulatory support.