Partners of the heart, a Duke Media and Spark Media production for American experience
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Partners of the heart, a Duke Media and Spark Media production for American experience
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eng
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Partners of the heart
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DVD
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51850270
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a Duke Media and Spark Media production for American experience
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60
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Partners of the Heart tells the story of Vivien Thomas and Alferd Blalock, whose discoveries saved the lives of thousands of "blue babies" -- Children born with a deadly heart defect. The men's stunning success ushered in a new era of cardiac medicine and launched modern heart surgery. At age 19, with only a high school degree and at a time when his color barred him from being treated in many hospitals, overlooked American story of personal triumph
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