28 Questions
Who developed the first heart-lung machine?
Gibbon
Which surgeon performed the first successful heart transplant procedure?
Barnard
Which decade saw the development of the first successful coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure?
1960's
What was one of the advancements in cardiac surgery in the 1990's related to cardioplegia?
Retrograde cardioplegia
Who is considered the Father of Cardiology?
Harvey
Who discovered the theory of cancer metastasis?
Stephen Paget
Who discovered the different blood groups?
Landsteiner
Who proposed the theory of circulation linking the heart, liver, and brain?
Galen
Who invented the stethoscope?
Leonardo daVinci
Who discovered the need for oxygenation and demonstrated that black blood could be whipped into red?
Brown-Sequard
Who developed the first heart-lung machine?
Dr. Gibbon
What was the significance of Dr. Charles Bailey's work in 1940?
Performed the first valve surgery
Which surgeon performed the first successful bypass procedure on May 6, 1953?
Dr. Gibbon
What was one of the advancements in cardiac surgery in the 1970's?
Mechanical assist devices developed
Who is considered the Father of Cardiology?
Harvey
Who is credited with the discovery of heparin?
McLean
Who discovered the need for oxygenation and demonstrated that black blood could be whipped into red?
Brown-Sequard
Which surgeon performed the first successful cross circulation on a one-year-old using the father as the donor?
Lillehei
What was one of the advancements in cardiac surgery in the 2000's related to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)?
Adoption of retrograde autologous prime (RAP) to reduce hemodilution
Who developed the first successful extracorporeal life support (ECLS) system?
Bartlett
What was one of the advancements in cardiac surgery in the 1980's related to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)?
Identification of the inflammatory response
Who is considered the Father of Cardiology?
Harvey
Who discovered the need for oxygenation and demonstrated that black blood could be whipped into red?
Brown-Sequard
Who discovered the different blood groups?
Landsteiner
Who developed the first successful heart transplant procedure?
Christiaan Barnard
What was one of the advancements in cardiac surgery in the 1970's?
Silicone membrane oxygenator
Which surgeon performed the first successful bypass procedure on May 6, 1953?
Dr. John Gibbon
What was one of the advancements in cardiac surgery in the 1990's related to cardioplegia?
Retrograde cardioplegia
Test your knowledge on the history of cardiovascular discovery and pioneers such as Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen, Leonardo daVinci, Andreas Vesalius, Harvey, and Galvani. Learn about their contributions to our understanding of the heart and circulation.
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