Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- circa 1966 (Creation)
Extent
1 reel
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Demonstration circa 1966 of surgical replacement of aortic valve and aortic arch. A Dacron patch and Smeloff-Cutter valve prosthesis are implanted and a disposable bubble oxygenator is used. The film also summarizes surgical techniques, prostheses, and patient outcomes for similar surgeries. Film has voice over narration by Don Macon and illustrations by Herb Smith, Kathleen Norris, and Robin Hanson.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Restricted. This film has been edited to protect the privacy of the patient. Contact the McGovern Historical Center to access the unedited film in the Reading Room.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Creative Commons License 4.0, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. Images are to be used for educational purposes only, and are not to be reproduced without permission from The TMC Library, McGovern Historical Center, 1133 John Freeman Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, mcgovern@library.tmc.edu, 713-799-7899
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
IC043 Texas Heart Institute Film Collection, AVF.IC043.199
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
- Cardiology
- thoracic surgery
- aortic valve insufficiency
- aortic valve
- aorta
- prostheses and implants
- polyethylene terephthalates
- aortic aneurysm
- aneurysm
- aorta, thoracic
- cardiopulmonary bypass
- Heart--Surgery
- Oxygenators
- Prosthesis
- Aorta
- Aorta--Surgery
- Abdominal aorta
- Abdominal Aorta--Surgery
- Aortic valve
- Dacron
- Aneurysms
- Aortic aneurysms
Place access points
Name access points
- Cooley, Denton A., 1920-2016 (Subject)
- Hallman, Grady L. (Subject)
- Bloodwell, Robert D. (Subject)
- Davis, Gene K. (Subject)
- Zwer, Joachim (Subject)
- Smith, Herb (Subject)
- Norris, Kathleen (Subject)
- Hanson, Robin (Subject)
- Macon, Don (Subject)
- Biological Film Center, Methodist Hospital, Baylor University College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center (Subject)