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. 1985 May;39(5):492-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)61972-8.

Ludwig Rehn: the first successful cardiorrhaphy

J W Blatchford 3rd

Ludwig Rehn: the first successful cardiorrhaphy

J W Blatchford 3rd. Ann Thorac Surg. 1985 May.

Abstract

The first successful suture of a wound of the heart was performed by Ludwig Rehn in 1896. This landmark operation--set against a background of widespread doubt with regard to its possibility and censure of its very contemplation--reversed the prevailing belief in the inviolability of the heart. It marks the beginning of cardiac surgery.

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