The father of coronary artery bypass grafting: René Favaloro and the 50th anniversary of coronary artery bypass grafting

Abstract

Drs Favaloro and Sones, pioneers of coronary disease assessment and management. Central Message This year represents the 50th anniversary of a revolutionary milestone in the evolution of CABG. We discuss its history, modern-day practice, and future prospects.

Do not forget other fathers of coronary artery bypass grafting!

“…We have read with great interest the article by Bakaeen and colleagues 1 dedicated to coronary artery bypass grafting history. We congratulate the authors for the masterful way they managed to summarize fabulous events that have marked milestones in the history of one of the most exciting surgeries.…”

“…They argue that Dr Longmire and other surgeons who contributed to the evolution of CABG should also share the father of CABG honor with Dr Favaloro. 1 As we mentioned in our history of CABG review, 2 this honor was bestowed on Dr Favaloro by none other than Dr Denton Cooley, 3 a surgical statesman who was a vital player and a firsthand witness to the cardiovascular surgical revolution of the second half of the last century that brought us CABG.…”

The Challenging Dream of Rene Favaloro and Genesis of Saphenous Venous Grafts

“…The few important works are below-Surgical Treatment of Coronary Arteriosclerosis (1970), Recuerdos de un medico rural ("Memories of a rural doctor", 1980), Conoce usted a San Martin? ("Do you know San Martin", 1986), La Memoria de Guayaquil ("The memory of Guayaquil" 199), De La Pampa a los Estados Unidos ("From La Pampa to the United States",1993), Don Pedro y la Educacion (Don Pedro and Education", 1994) 2,8 Many surgeons contributed to the development of coronary artery bypass grafting procedure. As it often happens in medicine, a personal success is, more often than not, the result of teamwork and, as a rule, relies on the preceding pioneering work of others.…”

René Favaloro and the fatherhood of the coronary bypass operation: Lest we forget

“…I read with great interest an excellent article of Bakaeen and colleagues. 1 A few comments appear to be appropriate. I am very privileged to have known Dr Ren e G. Favaloro and will always cherish memories of our friendship.…”