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