Fifty Years: Reflections Since the First Successful Heart Transplant

Justiaan L C Swanevelder; Peter C Gordon; Johan G Brink; Jacob T Gutsche; Robert A Dyer; John G Augoustides

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2017.10.028

Fifty Years: Reflections Since the First Successful Heart Transplant

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Feb;32(1):14-18. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.10.028. Epub 2017 Oct 20.

Authors

Justiaan L C Swanevelder¹, Peter C Gordon¹, Johan G Brink², Jacob T Gutsche³, Robert A Dyer¹, John G Augoustides³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
² Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 29196138
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.10.028

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiothoracic anesthesiology; echocardiography; heart failure; heart transplantation; history; left ventricular assist device; mechanical circulatory support; right ventricle.

Publication types

Editorial
Historical Article
Portrait

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Cardiac Procedures / history*
Heart Failure / history*
Heart Failure / surgery
Heart Transplantation / history*
Heart-Assist Devices / history
History, 20th Century
Humans
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome