The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 53, 916-919, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Charles P. Bailey and Dwight E. Harken--the dawn of the modern era of mitral valve surgery
L Gonzalez-Lavin
Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia.
The modern era of mitral valve surgery began in the 1940s. I acknowledge
the important contributions of two of our country's outstanding pioneers,
Charles P. Bailey and Dwight E. Harken. Their trials and tribulations
should encourage future generations of cardiac surgeons to proceed with
further developments in this field.