Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 61(04): 286-292
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1304540
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Wilhelm Ebstein and the History of Surgery for Ebstein's Disease

Authors

  • Francis Robicsek

    1   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Carolinas Heart and Vascular Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Publication History

08 August 2011

06 December 2011

Publication Date:
25 April 2012 (online)

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Abstract

In the mirror of the life-story of Wilhelm Ebstein, the discovery of “Ebstein's Disease” is presented. The readers are guided through the individual stages of the development of surgical treatment of the condition.