title: Donald Nixon Ross: pioneer in open heart surgery and cardiovascular tissue banking died.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation and Tissue Banking, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic, jaroslav.spatenka@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spatenka
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Ramadan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jashari
mesh_terms: D002319:Cardiovascular System; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history*; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom