Correspondence, C. Walton Lillehei to Owen Wangensteen regarding research funds for the treatment of heart block and development of a transistorized battery-operated pacemaker
Dublin Core
Title
Correspondence, C. Walton Lillehei to Owen Wangensteen regarding research funds for the treatment of heart block and development of a transistorized battery-operated pacemaker
Subject
Open Heart Surgery
Description
In 1957, the Minnesota Heart Association awarded a grant to the Department of Surgery in the name of surgical resident William Weirich to continue research on the treatment of heart block and pursue the development of a transistorized battery-operated pacemaker. When Dr. Weirich completed his residency and returned to California to practice medicine, a misunderstanding between the University's Comptroller's office and the administrative secretary in the Department of Surgery lead to the grant funds not being applied as Weirich had left. C. Walton Lillehei appealed to the Minnesota Heart Association to re-apply the grant award in Lillehei's name as Weirich was no longer a member of the Department of Surgery.
This letter addresses the confusion of the awarding of the grant funds, and reports the progress of the work being conducted to develop treatment for heart block.
This letter addresses the confusion of the awarding of the grant funds, and reports the progress of the work being conducted to develop treatment for heart block.
Creator
C. Walton Lillehei
Source
"Lillehei, C. Walton, 1953-1967," Box 18, Department of Surgery records, uarc1007, University of Minnesota Archives
Publisher
University of Minnesota
Date
16-Sep-57
Contributor
Owen Wangensteen
Rights
Use of this image is governed by U.S. and international copyright laws. Image is property of the University of Minnesota. Please contact the University of Minnesota Archives for permission to publish this image. http://special.lib.umn.edu/uarch
Format
Document
Language
eng
Identifier
oh0090
Coverage
Open Heart Surgery
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Citation
C. Walton Lillehei, “Correspondence, C. Walton Lillehei to Owen Wangensteen regarding research funds for the treatment of heart block and development of a transistorized battery-operated pacemaker,” Gallery, accessed March 28, 2024, https://gallerytemp.reclaim.hosting/items/show/3232.