title: [Sources and developments in heart surgery].
abstract: This contribution deals with the development of the individual ramifications of cardiac surgery from their inception to the presence and especially highlights the personalities responsible for these breakthroughs. The trials and errors of these developments are described along with the multitude of presently unanswered questions including those related to thoracic organ transplantation, cardiac assistance, and replacement as well as the socio-economical aspects of modern cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Borst
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States
vernacular_title: Quellen und Strömungen der Herzchirurgie.