The storytelling of contemporary cardiac surgery is narrated from early extra cardiac procedures to open heart surgery. The Italian author, Dr. Tesler, has been a testimonial of any step. He worked for a long span with the opportunity to gather information directly from the protagonists. The novelty of the book resides it has been written by a cardiac surgeon himself and not by a professional historian. It covers the voyage from extra cardiac operations to “closed” and “open” heart surgery with extracorporeal circulation. The book is strongly recommend to Cardiovascular Pathologists since our discipline was born with the contemporary cardiac surgery.

当代心脏手术的故事讲述从早期的心脏外手术到心脏直视手术。意大利作家特斯勒博士是任何一步的见证。他工作了很长一段时间，有机会直接从主角那里收集信息。这本书的新颖之处在于它是由一位心脏外科医生本人撰写的，而不是由专业历史学家撰写的。它涵盖了从额外心脏手术到体外循环“闭合”和“开放”心脏手术的整个过程。这本书强烈推荐给心血管病理学家，因为我们的学科是随着当代心脏外科的诞生而诞生的。