Breakthrough!
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In 1944 an unprecedented surgical procedure repaired the heart of a child with blue baby syndrome lack of blood oxygen caused by a congenital defect. This landmark operation opened the way for all types of open heart surgery.The team that developed it included a cardiologist and a surgeon, but most of the actual work was done by Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant who was frequently mistaken for a janitor.
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Sign InHeartSurgeryJuvenile literatureCardiovascular systemSurgeonsCardiovascular system, juvenile literatureHeart, diseasesJUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th CenturyJUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & TechnologyJUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African AmericanJUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Anatomy & PhysiologyBiography
The Swinging Light
Book Details
First Published
2015
Pages
144 pages
Rating
3.5 / 5
Ratings
2
Editions
3
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
ENG
Status
Published
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