Home›Cardiovascular and Hematological Discovery›Dispute StatusBrowse ByDispute StatusFactsDispute StatusSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDiscovery EraWell-attested1944 1Discovery KindWell-attestedsurgical-technique 1Dispute StatusPriority DisputedDispute Status1 entrySources1. History of Cardiac Surgery (Wikipedia)WikipediaHistory of cardiac surgery, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas 1944, eraAlfred Blalock, Helen Taussig, and Vivien Thomas performed the first successful palliative pediatric cardiac operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital on 29 November 1944, in a one-year-old girl with Tetralogy of Fallot. Their work on patient Eileen Saxon was dramatically portrayed by HBO in the 2004 television film Something The Lord Made as the birth of modern cardiac surgery.History of cardiac surgery, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas 1944, kindAlfred Blalock, Helen Taussig, and Vivien Thomas performed the first successful palliative pediatric cardiac operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital on 29 November 1944, in a one-year-old girl with Tetralogy of Fallot. Their work on patient Eileen Saxon was dramatically portrayed by HBO in the 2004 television film Something The Lord Made as the birth of modern cardiac surgery.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.