Pioneers of cardiac surgery who just missed being first
Arthur Brown Lee
Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Arthur Brown Lee Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA
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The gold medal; recognition as "being first" is an icon of western (Post Hellenic) culture. However just behind the victor are concepts and forces that presaged victory, discovery or complete insight.