| ...Dr Amit Banerjee's book is
an excellent and very complete description of the development of an artificial heart
valves. |
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Prof Viking Olov Björk
Professor in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| This book is a magnum opus
which will go down in the annals of cardiothoracic surgery as a peerless work of
historical research and exposition. |
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Prof Hari Gautam
President, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
Past President, Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons;
Former Chairman, University Grant Commission. |
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.....presented in a format so totally
different..... The author takes us on a journey divided into chronologic eras with the
marvellous descriptions of the cardiac valve under discussion along with other
supplementary information that makes it a fascinating reading. ....presents each valve
in a very straightforward manner along with just the right amount of supplementary
material to make it pertinent..... will remain a remarkable piece of work for resource
and reference for the next several years.
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Prof W Gerald Rainer
Historian and Past President , Society of Thoracic Surgeons, USA |
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....must be the most extensive volume
on heart valves ever produced. The most impressive thing ... is how it reflects the
ingenuity and tenacity of cardiac surgeons and their engineering colleagues as westrive
for the perfect valve prosthesis. My congratulations to Dr. Banerjee for his
encyclopedic work on this subject.
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Prof Thomas B Farguson
Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Washington University
School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA;
Former Editor, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
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.....truly a Herculean task executed by
the author.... the author weaves with excellence the information provided about the
various stages of development of the prostheses. This book should help towards a better
understanding of the mechanics of valve prostheses by the student as he graduates to a
consultant surgeon.... should be made available in all departmental libraries of
cardiovascular surgeons.
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Prof N Gopinath
Emeritus Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India;
Past President, Association of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgeons of India |
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....It provides competent coverage of
the development of heart valves and is historically accurate.
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Sir Donald N Ross
Emeritus Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Royal Brompton
National Heart and Lung Hospital, London UK |
