Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.53 Cardiology #4

The volume comprises a collection of stamps, first day covers, biographies, articles and notes on the theme of cardiology, particularly notable people and developments in the field. The stamps come from all over the world covering Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, Asia, and Africa. Additional items are in volumes 50 to 52 and 54.

The following people, institutions and developments are represented in the volume:

Alexis Carrel

Charles A. Lindbergh

René Leriche

Gustavo Baz Prada

Reynaldo Dos Santos

Joao Cid Dos Santos

Symposium of Seven Wise Men of the World in Cardiovascular Surgery

Michael DeBakey

John Heysham Gibbon

Alexander Wischnewsky (Vishnevsky)

Philip Blaiberg

Christiaan Neethling Barnard

Hamilton Naki

Victor Chang

First heart-lung transplant

Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes

Heart bypass surgery

Rene Favloro

Nikolai Amosov

Open heart surgery

Sir Victor Sassoon Heart Foundation