The Heart Healers (56 page)

animal research

artificial valve in

of atherosclerosis

auto-transplant surgeries in

“bloodless heart” surgery in

of cholesterol

of cross-circulation surgery

for heart transplantation

for mitral valve surgery

oxygenating blood and

for pacemaker

for statins

t-PA in

ventricular fibrillation survival in

on VSD

Anitschkov, Nikolai

antioxidants

anxiety

aorta

aortic angiography

aortic stenosis

artificial valves for

death with

aortic valve disease

celebrities with

treatment without surgery

aortic valve surgery

Bailey’s revelation about

closed approach

Harken’s first

prosthetic implanted in

arrhythmia

arterial bleeding

arteries.
See also
aorta; femoral artery

arteriosclerosis

artificial valve.
See also
prosthetic valve surgery; Starr-Edwards valve

for aortic stenosis

death with

development of

in dogs

impact on future

modern design of

thrombosis challenge with

unshielded compared to shielded

ASD.
See
atrial septal defect

atheroma

age and

angina caused by

angioplasty for

Bailey and

CAD due to

catheters dislodging

coronary angiography of

formation

heart attack with

inflammation and

leg compared to coronary

lipid hypothesis for

risk with

ventricular fibrillation and

atheroma rupture

characteristics of

as heart attack cause

inflammation and

atherosclerosis

age and

cholesterol and

genetics and

medical therapy for

risk factors and

senescence hypothesis for

stable compared to vulnerable

statistics

sudden death with

theories of, formation

treatment

athletes

atorvastatin (Lipitor)

atrial septal defect (ASD)

blood flow and

heart-lung machine surgery and

hypothermic heart surgery with

atrium

Austin, Erle

autopsy

awards

Bachner, Sam

bacterial endocarditis

Baggish, Aaron

Bailey, Charles

aorta surgery revelation of

atheroma and

character of

closed heart surgery and

death of

early reputation

Harken competition with

hypothermic heart surgery attempt

law career of

mitral valve surgeries of

operating suspensions of

surgical skill of

Bakken, Earl

balloon catheter

delivery of

Edwards Laboratories designing

Gruentzig creating

in valve disease treatment

ventricular tachycardia with

bariatric

Barnard, Christiaan

death of

Favaloro compared to

heart transplantation and

personal life scandals of

reputation of

battlefield surgeons

Bayh-Dole amendment

Beck, Claude

blood flow experiment of

cardiac resuscitation and

defibrillator and

retroperfusion and

as revolutionary

Bigelow, Wilfred

Billroth, Theodor

Bing, Richard

biotechnology industry

Björk, Viking

Blalock, Alfred

blood clot.
See
thrombus

blood flow.
See also
reperfusion

ASD and

Beck’s experiment on

coronary artery

heart rate and

procedure by Vineberg

valve system and

blood pressure

“bloodless heart” surgery

Boston

Boyer, Herbert

brain death

diagnosis of

four-minute rule for

life support dilemma with

brain function

Braunwald, Eugene

Brock, Russell

Brown, Annie

cross-circulation surgery on

heart block of

publicity of

VSD of

bypass surgery.
See
coronary artery bypass graft surgery; saphenous vein bypass graft surgery

CABG.
See
coronary artery bypass graft surgery

CAD.
See
coronary artery disease

calcium

cancer

capillary

cardiac arrest

exercise and

monitoring for

surgery with

survival after

cardiac massage

cardiac output

heart attack and

during heart failure

measuring

mortality rates based on

cardiac pathologist

cardiac resuscitation.
See also
cardiopulmonary resuscitation

anesthesia with

Beck and

brain function after

with defibrillator

after heart attack

heart-lung machine and

research

cardiac surgery.
See
heart surgery

cardiac transplantation.
See
heart transplantation

cardiogenic shock

cardiograph.
See
electrocardiogram

cardiology

largest, programs

postwar

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

brain damage and

limitations of

after sudden death

cardiovascular

cardiovascular disease.
See
coronary artery disease

cardiovascular research.
See also
animal research

of cholesterol

clinical care and

high-risk, benefit

hypothermia and

industry funding

moral dilemma with

nature of

remorse with clinical

of resuscitation

of thrombus

of transplantation

of ventricular fibrillation

Carrel, Alexis

catheter.
See also
balloon catheter

cardiac, manipulation

double-lumen

Judkins

Catheter Valley

catheterization

atheromas dislodged with

cardiac output measured by

coronary arteries and

first, laboratory

Forssmann and

laboratory experience

origin of

procedure

CCU.
See
coronary care unit

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

CCUs at

patient care at

Swan at

celebrities

with aortic valve disease

heart attack deaths of

Chain, Ernst

chest compression

chest pain.
See also
angina

as CAD symptom

diagnosing

with exercise

CHF.
See
congestive heart failure

cholesterol, blood.
See also
high-density lipoprotein; low-density lipoprotein

animal research of

atherosclerosis and

bypass surgery and

CAD and

campaign to lower

diabetes and

Endo’s research on

fungi inhibiting

heart attack and

lowering

statins for

cholestyramine

Cleveland Clinic

closed heart surgery

Cohen, Stanley

colchicine

Collen, Désiré

coma

complete heart block

congenital heart disease