{"id":13264,"date":"2025-06-10T18:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/episode-6-dr-william-thornton-mustard\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T18:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:37:59","slug":"episode-6-dr-william-thornton-mustard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/episode-6-dr-william-thornton-mustard\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 6 &#8211; Dr William Thornton Mustard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13264\" class=\"elementor elementor-13264 elementor-13256\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb9dedb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9dedb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-088fd76\" data-id=\"088fd76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26379fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26379fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Episode 6 &#8211; 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<\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/category\/history-of-cardiology\/\">History of cardiology<\/a><\/li> <li class=\"brd_sep\"> &raquo; <\/li>  <li>Episode 6 &#8211; Dr William Thornton Mustard<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d446bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d446bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54eda83\" data-id=\"54eda83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2caa6b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2caa6b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coeur-livre-page.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coeur-livre-page.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coeur-livre-page-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coeur-livre-page-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coeur-livre-page-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e57d07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e57d07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e11dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37e11dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8ac7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc8ac7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr William Thornton Mustard<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5f77f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd5f77f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a943bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a943bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c247e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6c247e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. William Mustard graduated from the University of Toronto\u2019s Faculty of Medicine in 1937. His service in the Canadian Armed Forces earned him an honorary distinction: he became a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).<\/p><p>In 1947, he began his surgical career at Toronto\u2019s Hospital for Sick Children. He quickly became known as a bold and innovative surgeon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a577f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90a577f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e402d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e402d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Charle_Bailey.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Charle_Bailey\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE5MTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pY2FyZGlvLmNhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvQ2hhcmxlX0JhaWxleS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Charle_Bailey.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11916\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83700d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b83700d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fca0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14fca0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e6e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51e6e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A groundbreaking\u2014yet risky\u2014idea<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68390c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68390c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the early 1950s, heart surgery faced a major obstacle: how can one repair a beating heart without stopping it? But stopping the heart also means halting blood circulation\u2014something incompatible with life.<\/p><p>In 1951, Dr. Mustard proposed a revolutionary idea: performing open-heart surgery without interrupting blood flow. His team developed an external blood diversion system that included a pump, plastic tubing, an oxygenation setup\u2014and four carefully prepared monkey lungs.<\/p><p><strong>The principle was simple<\/strong>: the pump compressed the tubing to push oxygen-poor blood into the monkey lungs, where it was oxygenated. Once enriched with oxygen, the blood was returned to the patient\u2019s body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3dd295 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3dd295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7aa5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f7aa5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11a18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f11a18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tragic beginnings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f01ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4f01ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first patient, a one-and-a-half-year-old child with a congenital heart defect called a ventricular septal defect (VSD), died during the surgery. The second child, operated on for the same condition, died two hours after the procedure.<\/p><p>Despite these outcomes, Dr. Mustard proceeded with 10 more cases involving children with similar conditions. None of them survived. Given these tragic results, the technique was abandoned.<\/p><p>Two main hypotheses were suggested to explain the failures:<\/p><ul><li>The patient\u2019s blood may have reacted poorly to the monkey lungs.<\/li><li>It was difficult to balance the external circulation, leading either to dangerously low blood pressure or fluid overload.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666c40c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"666c40c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafca2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fafca2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/desastre-boucher-yeux-1024x686.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11917\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/desastre-boucher-yeux-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/desastre-boucher-yeux-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/desastre-boucher-yeux-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/desastre-boucher-yeux.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84eabf0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84eabf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01df23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d01df23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f0750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4f0750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A lasting legacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2e8bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe2e8bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite this painful chapter, Dr. Mustard remains a key figure in Canadian medicine. He went on to make major contributions to the surgical treatment of congenital heart defects.<\/p><p>He died of a myocardial infarction on December 11, 1987, at the age of 73. 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In the 1950s, he proposed a revolutionary idea: performing heart surgery without stopping blood circulation, using a machine and monkey lungs to oxygenate blood outside the body. 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