Calderón AM, Burgess VA, Negri PV

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Objective: To describe the life of Vladimir P. Demikhov.
Setting: Third level health care hospital.
Design: Biographical study.
Result: The first half of the XX Century was characterized by important developments in the areas of physiology and surgical techniques, providing the bases for what we now know as “Modern Surgery”. Demikhov is among the forgotten pioneers of high specialty surgery that are routinely performed in our days. He dedicated all his professional life to the development of thoracic surgical procedures. His experimental work included mainly the creation of an artificial heart system, the use of staples for vascular anastomosis, coronary revascularization surgery, and cardiopulmonary transplants. Although unknown for many, his research complemented the initial works of Carrel, giving rise to the possibility of performing open-heart surgery and transplants.

REFERENCES

1. Shumacker, Harris B Jr. The evolution of cardiac surgery. Indiana University Press, Indianapolis, USA. 1992

2. Carrel A, Guthrie CC. The transplantation of veins and organs. Am J Med 1905; 10: 1101.

3. Baumgartner WA, Reitz BA, Achuff SC. Heart and heart-lung transplantation. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, USA, 1990.

4. New York Consultants Bureau. Traducción al inglés de la monografía: Demikhov, VP. “Experimental transplantation of vital organs” New York, USA. 1962.