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Rene Favaloro

Surgeons and Perioperative Specialists

Rene Geronimo Favaloro was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator. He is best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein, a leg vein used to route blood around a blocked coronary artery.

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1923 1
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Source Wikidata: Rene Favaloro
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1. Wikidata: Rene Favaloro
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  • Wikidata P569 (w-bbfill-medicine3-0926)
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Wikipedia: Rene Favaloro
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    René Gerónimo Favaloro (July 12, 1923 - July 29, 2000) was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein.
  • In Group: Cardiac, Vascular and Transplant Surgeons, Introduction, sentence 1
    René Gerónimo Favaloro (July 12, 1923, July 29, 2000) was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein.
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