Open Heart Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
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content: Medical Sciences Film Collection
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content: Medical Sciences Film Collection / Series 1: Technical Films
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content: 1 Film reel (color, composite optical soundtrack, print, 16mm; 720 feet; duration: 20 minutes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1958
container: label: Container
content: Reel OF 222.16
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
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content: Listed in previous Medical Sciences Film Catalogue as "Open Heart Closure of Ventricular Septal Defect."

Credits: A. Kantrowitz, Director of Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Maimonides Hospital, Associate Professor of Surgery, State University of New York College of Medicine. 

Summary: A very detailed film of surgery to repair the heart of a four-year-old girl with significant ventricular septal defect. There are close up pictures of every step of the surgery with commentary to explain in detail each step as the surgery progresses. Included is a description of the monitoring device used as well as drugs and instruments necessary.