Round One: voting as started! Please read the synopsis below and then CLICK HERE to vote. Thanks for helping us pick a cover. Blue Baby and Acute Coronary Revascularization by Tracy Berg,…
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“The Big One” and Dr. John Kirklin
“The Big One” and Dr. John Kirklin Dr. John Kirklin (1917 to 2004) was admired by many. As a young open-heart surgeon focused on the problem at hand, blue babies, he took…
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Profound Connection
An unintentional poke solidified my long-standing admiration of my uncle Ralph into a profound connection. Asking him the same question, “how did you do this work?” had over the years led to…
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Why I cry when blue babies are the topic.
Well to start, what is a blue baby?In talking with folks, the answers to this question were wide in range. Circulation was not so good for these babies. At birth, babies are…
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Decades Ahead – Part 2
In the care and treatment of the heart, a nihilistic approach, do not touch, let alone plan, andperform an operation was founded in the lack of any chance of helping heart patients…
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Blue Baby and Acute Coronary Revascularization
This book started with this simple question, “how did you do it?”. Niece to Uncle, surgeon to surgeon, Tracy asked this over the years and Ralph deflected with wonderful expert stories and…
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Decades Ahead: Part 1
Decades Ahead: How did Spokane, Washington become decades ahead in the care and research of the heart, most notable in 1980? Well, notable in 1980 are two enduring, scientific events that were…