title: A testimony to the history of heart and lung transplantation: English translation of Demikhov's paper, "Transplantation of the Heart, Lungs and other Organs".
abstract: Vladimir Petrovich Demikhov, a Soviet physiologist and surgeon, made meticulous attempts at reviving heart and lung transplantation in the last century. Herein, we present an English translation of Demikhov's 1969 paper of Transplantation of the Heart, Lungs and other Organs (published in Eksperimental'naia Khirurgiia i Anesteziologiia), which represented a synopsis of his experiences with experimental transplantation. A brief account of Demikhov's life and contributions to transplant medicine is also given.
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Department of Nephrology and Transplant, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. shoja.m@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammadali M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shoja
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ardalan
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Phagava
authors.forename: Aaron A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cohen-Gadol
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000266:history*; D014586:USSR