Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2016 Aug;49(4):317-320. 10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.4.317.

A Record Book of Open Heart Surgical Cases between 1959 and 1982, Hand-Written by a Cardiac Surgeon

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. wongon@plaza.snu.ac.kr

Abstract

A book of brief records of open heart surgery underwent between 1959 and 1982 at Seoul National University Hospital was recently found. The book was hand-written by the late professor and cardiac surgeon Yung Kyoon Lee (1921-1994). This book contains valuable information about cardiac patients and surgery at the early stages of the establishment of open heart surgery in Korea, and at Seoul National University Hospital. This report is intended to analyze the content of the book.

Keyword

History; Thoracic surgery; Open heart surgery

MeSH Terms

Heart*
Humans
Korea
Seoul
Thoracic Surgery
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