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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1870-1873
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Our surgical heritage

The first successful repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect: influence of good fortune, team work, and an inquisitive mind

John W. Hammon, MDa*, Jesse H. Meredith, MDb, Timothy C. Pennell, MDb, A. Robert Cordell, MDa

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA,
b Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

* Address reprint requests to Dr Hammon, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1096, USA
e-mail: jhammon{at}wfubmc.edu

Research in our institution identified the first case in which cardiopulmonary bypass was utilized. By happenstance, it turned out to be the presumed first repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect. The circumstances of this interesting case are presented and discussed in the context of our surgical heritage.






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