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UNIVERSITY OF Minnesota
MEDICAL SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY * MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455
January 11, 1967
Dr. Karel B. Absolon
2714 West Tenth Street
Amarillo, Texas 79106
Dear Karel:
It certainly was nice to hear from you and] am glad that you are so busy. Your
schedule certainly sounds "A - O.K.", The Graubard's told me about their visit
with you and they were certainly impressed with the place and felt that you were
doing a very good job!
Your complication in that tetralogy of Fallot can certainly occur. You see, the
septal limb of the crista supraventricularis arch@� i� in a somewhat more acute
angle towards the tricuspid valve in tetralogy of Fallot and the aortic valve ring
is really immediately behind this structure, It is because of this that I prefer
not to resect this part of the infundibulum but to incise it hoping to unfold and thus
liberate the outflow chamber.
Things here are still uncertain. It seems to me that Doctor Najarian is the most
likely successor according to local rumors, Doctor Wangensteen feels unhappy
that the Committee would not have considered more seriously one of his Products.
I must say that amongst so many oustanding individuals who came out of this
Program, some worthwhile successor to Dr. Wangensteen could certainly have
been found. Apparently, many Members of the Committee, including the Dean,
felt that 'new blood'' was needed.
Well Karel, it was nice to hear from you. Please give my regards to your family
and hoping to see you soon in some Meeting.
Sincerely yours,
Aldo R. Castaneda, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
ARC/mb