Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini, Brazilian cardiologist (Guaratinguetá, São Paulo State 07 May 1912 – São Paulo 23 October 1993)
Son of Italian immigrants
Authored more than 450 scientific and technical publications
World famous for his studies on correction of Fallot tetralogy and mitral lesions
Performed first human cardiac transplant in terminally ill patient and under normothermia (1968)
Performed first cardiac transplant in Chagas disease patient (1985)
TECHNIQUES
Proposed a surgical treatment for Fallot tetralogy
Developed revascularization technique of right coronary for acute infarction of myocardium
With R. Macruz & L.V. Decourt. Cirurgia de revascularização no enfarte agudo do miocárdio. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 23:353-68, 1970
With M. Barbero Marcial, R. Snitcowsky, M. Ebaid, G. Verginelli & F. Gregori Jr. Anastomosis of the subclavian artery to the descending aorta for the correction of interrupted aortic arch. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 56:653-6, 1973
With O.M. Gomes, E. Kallas, M. Ebaid et al. Técnica para produção de comunicação interatrial (Technique for producing interatrial communication). Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. S. Paulo 29(2):63-6, 1974
First experimental demonstration of phenomenon of coronary drainage
With O.M. Gomes, N.L.T.B. Moraes, A.I. Fiorelli, E. Armelin, D. Bittencourt, F. Pileggi, L.V. Decourt & R. Macruz. Fenomeno de derivação do fluxo coronário: primeira demonstração experimental. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 32(3):141-8, 1979
With N.A. Stolf, E. Armelin, R. Macruz, F. Pilegi & D. Bittencourt. Endomyocardial biopsy of the right ventricle – Technique and preliminary results. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 32(4):221-5, 1979
First to perform experimentally vascular anastomosis employing laser
With O. M. Gomes, E. Armelin, R. Macruz et al. Anastomose arterio-venosa com laser. Arch. Bras. Cardiol. 37 (suppl 1):117, 1981
Proposed a variant of Favaloro saphenous vein bypass graft
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
With Luiz Boro Puig & Geraldo Verginelli developed homologous dura-mater valve, first dura mater bioprostheses for cardiac valve replacement (1971)
With O.M. Gomes & S.A. Oliveira. Autostatic separator of the sternum for the dissection of the internal thoracic artery. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 24(6):55-6, 1971
With O.M. Gomes, D.S. Conceição & D. Nogueira Jr. Disposable plastic bubble oxygenator with heat exchanger in the arterial reservoir. Rev Bras. Med. 29(5):229-31, 1972
With L.B. Puig, G. Verginelli & L. Kawabe. Homologous dura mater cardiac valve. Method of preparing valve. Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. S. Paulo 29(2):85-9, 1974
With O.M. Gomes, D.S. Conceição, D. Nogueira Jr., S. Tsukuzy & D. Bittencourt. Variable column bubble oxygenator. A new system for bubble oxygenation. J. Thorac. Card. Surg. 69(4):606-14, 1975
With O.M. Gomes, R.R. Serrano, P.M. Pomerantzeff et al. Sternal retractor model in pacemaker implantation by subxyphoid approach. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 29(2):1325-6, 1976
HONORS
Honored Guest, American Association of Thoracic Surgery (1969)
René Leriche Prize (1985)
EPONYMY
Zerbini method (a cardiopulmonary bypass method)
Zerbini criteria for cardiac transplants
Zerbini valvulotome
Puig-Zerbini pericardial valvular heterografts