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Ventricular Septal Defect, 1959

 Item — Box: 3, Film Can: A-143

Scope and Contents

1 reel.

The camera pans to the doctors, associates, and machinery in the surgical suite.

Blood is extracted, and damaged tissue is excised from the ventricle. A valve is expanded, and the extracted blood is tested.

The film ends with images of the patient after surgery, and of the Clinical Center at NIH.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959

Scope and Contents

1 reel.

The camera pans to the doctors, associates, and machinery in the surgical suite.

Blood is extracted, and damaged tissue is excised from the ventricle. A valve is expanded, and the extracted blood is tested.

The film ends with images of the patient after surgery, and of the Clinical Center at NIH.

Additional Description

Physical Description

Length: 800'. Color, silent.

Physical Storage Information

Collecting Area Details

Collecting Area Details

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