A pioneering heart surgeon turned to DaVinci drawings for inspiration

“Mr Wells has used this understanding to modify current repair operations, and has successfully treated 80 patients.

The drawings allowed him to work out how to restore normal opening and closing function of the mitral valve, one of the four valves in the heart.” (image via BBC News)

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