Transplantation of the heart: reminiscences of the past and inklings of the future.
I recall the origins of cardiac surgery and the evolution of cardiac transplantation. Although the results of transplantation have been greatly improved during the past two decades, newer concepts and research offer the hope of an even greater future.
Bahnson
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Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States