title: Horace G. Smithy, M.D.: troubled heart, innovative mind, unwavering spirit.
authors: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors: R Kyle
authors: RK
authors: Thompson
authors: Pinckney J
authors: PJ
authors: Maxwell
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D013022:South Carolina; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation