title: Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Michael E. DeBakey (1908-2008).
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eads
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Electronic address: ikonomij@musc.edu.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008145:Louisiana; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D014481:United States