Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Nikolai Amosov

  • Pursuit of immortality: Dr. Amosov

    Olena LupaloBursa, Turkey In 1962, after his visit to the USA, heart surgeon Nikolai Amosov (1913-2002) became obsessed by artificial heart valves. There were no opportunities for this in the Soviet Union – neither information nor technology. Amosov sewed his first cusp of the artificial heart valve from a nylon shirt he bought with personal…