Who Was William Ray Rumel?

This report details the life and contributions of William Ray Rumel, an early cardiovascular surgeon known for his innovations, particularly the “Rumel tourniquet,” and the ability to repair the diseased mitral valve without replacing it.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:World journal of surgery 2008-09, Vol.32 (9), p.2122-2125
Main Authors: Welling, David R., Rich, Norman M., Burris, David G., Boffard, Kenneth D., DeVries, William C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Surgery
General aspects
General Surgery
General Surgery - history
History, 20th Century
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mitral Valve
Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Portraits as Topic
Rumel
Salt Lake City
Surgery
Surgical Instruments - history
Thoracic Surgery
Tourniquets - history
United States
Vascular Surgery
William Ray Rumel
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Summary:This report details the life and contributions of William Ray Rumel, an early cardiovascular surgeon known for his innovations, particularly the “Rumel tourniquet,” and the ability to repair the diseased mitral valve without replacing it.
ISSN:0364-2313
1432-2323
DOI:10.1007/s00268-008-9599-4