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Heart Surgeon Miro Košak (1919-2010) and his contribution to the development of Cardiovascular Surgery in Slovenia

Zvonka Zupanič Slavec ; Institut za povijest medicine,Medicinski Fakultet Sveučilišta u Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Ksenija Slavec ; Medicinski Fakultet Sveučilišta u Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenija

Sažetak

Heart surgeon Miro Košak was a pioneer of modern cardiovascular surgery in Slovenia; in 1958, he performed the first open-heart surgery with extracorporeal circulation, in 1965, the first implantation of heart valve and pacemaker, and in 1971, the first bypass on coronary arteries. He also paved the way for heart transplantations that followed.

Ključne riječi

History of medicine; 20th century cardiovascular surgery; Miro Košak; Ljubljana; Slovenia

Hrčak ID:

72551

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/72551

Datum izdavanja:

15.6.2011.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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