When Was The First Heart Surgery?
By Adam Pick on October 29, 2007
Have you ever wondered when the first heart surgery was performed?
Hmmmmm....
Well, I couldn't resist the opportunity to learn more about cardiac surgery history so I Google'd the term, "first heart surgery". Guess what? I immediately found a reference to the first heart surgery. Here is what Wikipedia had to say about the first heart surgery:
"The first heart surgery on the heart itself, performed without any heart surgery complications, was by Dr. Ludwig Rehn of Frankfurt, Germany, who repaired a stab wound to the right ventricle on September 7, 1896."
Pretty amazing to think that the first heart surgery happened over 100 years ago.
As I can attest, following my double heart valve replacement surgery, known as the Ross Procedure, patients today are blessed to have pioneers like Dr. Ludwing Rehn of Germany as part of our cardiac surgery history.
Keep on tickin!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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