Breakthrough!

how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever
Jim Murphy
Book - 2015

"The story of the landmark 1944 surgical procedure that repaired the heart of a child with blue baby syndrome--lack of blood oxygen caused by a congenital defect. The team that developed the procedure included a cardiologist and a surgeon, but most of the actual work was done by Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant who was frequently mistaken for a janitor"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Murphy, Jim, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Clarion Books, [2015]
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Breakthrough!
how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever
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