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Article: MICHAEL DEBAKEY
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 14, 2008
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Cardiovascular surgeon whose innovations revolutionised the
treatment of heart patients
Michael DeBakey was the world's most innovative heart surgeon. A
high-flier from his student days, he was one of the first surgeons
to operate on the heart, performing 60,000 operations over 70 years
with exceptional skill and judgement. He operated on world leaders
including presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard
Nixon, Boris Yeltsin, The Duke of Windsor, King Hussein of Jordan,
the Shah of Iran and stars such as Marlene Dietrich.
The pioneer of pumps for heart-lung machines, of coronary artery
grafting and of blood vessel repair, he also invented the US Army's
surgical field ...