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(Chest. 1952;22:640-670.)
© 1952 American College of Chest Physicians

Exploratory Surgery of the Heart

CHARLES P. BAILEY M.D., F.C.C.P.; ROBERT P. GLOVER M.D., F.C.C.P.; and THOMAS J. E. O'NEILL M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 Thoracic Surgery Department, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. and St. Michael's Hospital, Newark, N. J.

Exploratory surgery of the heart is logical, simple, and when performed along the lines indicated, a relatively safe procedure. In most cases, fortunately, it not only establishes the anatomical diagnosis but permits the prompt carrying out of corrective operative measures.

In the last analysis, it has always been, and always will be the final diagnostic or confirmative measure in all cases subjected to major cardiovascular surgery.






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