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Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever

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Book Description
In 1944 a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-s... More
Book Information
PublisherClarion Books
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages208
ISBN-100547821832
ISBN-13978-0547821832
Publication Date12/08/2015
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