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Academy of Achievement: Denton A. Cooley, m.d.

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This article, on the life and achievements of Dr. Denton A. Cooley, focuses on his contributions to cardiovascular surgery. Read about how "Cooley's fame spread throughout the 1960s," through his work on infants with congenital heart disease and on the development of the first artificial heart valves.

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development of artificial heart valves, experimental artificial heart, christian barnard, denton a. cooley, denton a. cooley cardiovascular surgical foundation, denton cooley, dr. alfred blalock, dr. michael de bakey, pioneer of heart transplants, renee lebiche prize
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)