title: The Paediatric Cardiology Hall of Fame: Helen Brooke Taussig MD. May 24, 1898 to May 21, 1986.
abstract: The life and accomplishments of Helen Taussig are reviewed at the centennial of her birth in 1898. Now, a little over 50 years since the first Blalock Taussig shunt in 1944, her legacy remains a model of brilliant scientific innovation and loving patient care.
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States