Vincenzo Gallucci: Memories of a Surgeon, Scientist, and Teacher.

Authors :: Bortolotti U
Livi U
Stellin G
Faggian G
Milano AD
Valfrè C
Mazzucco A
Source :: The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2021 Jan; Vol. 111 (1), pp. 370-375. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 27.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Thirty years ago, Vincenzo Gallucci, MD, head of the Cardiovascular Surgery Institute of the University of Padua Medical School in Italy, died in a car accident at the age of 55 years. Vincenzo Gallucci was one of the most authoritative Italian cardiac surgeons, a fine, gentle, and extremely talented surgeon. He is credited with the first implant of a glutaraldehyde-fixed, stented porcine Hancock bioprosthesis in 1970 and with the first orthotopic heart transplantation performed in Italy in 1985. After 30 years, the memory of a great surgeon, scientist, and teacher is still alive, particularly in those who received his important heritage.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)