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Ann Thorac Surg 1985;39:492-495
© 1985 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Ludwig Rehn: The First Successful Cardiorrhaphy

James W. Blatchford, III, M.D.

From the Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Box 54 Mayo Memorial Bldg, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

The first successful suture of a wound of the heart was performed by Ludwig Rehn in 1896. This landmark operation—set against a background of widespread doubt with regard to its possibility and censure of its very contemplation—reversed the prevailing belief in the inviolability of the heart. It marks the beginning of cardiac surgery.




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