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King of Hearts: The True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery

Jalandhar, Punjab, India

authored by G Wayne Miller
ISBN 0-8129-3003-7 • List Price US$25.00
Time Books, New York, USA

This book is a gripping account of the life and times of C Walton Lillehei, the daring (some called him "mad") surgeon who defied death from a lymphosarcoma and major surgery to be a world leader and pioneer in the field of open heart surgery.

Heart surgery today is almost as commonplace and safe as removing an appendix. However, most of us are not really aware of what daring, innovation, and gigantic leaps of faith were required by the numerous cardiac surgeons who carried out this heroic effort with a motivation that kept them going even when so many children died — literally in their hands. Lillehei stood out in an astounding galaxy of pioneers, which included such . . . [Full Text of this Article]