Dante Pazzanese

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Dante Pazzanese (December 31, 1900 – January 9, 1975) was a noted Italian-Brazilian physician and cardiovascular surgeon of São Paulo, the founder of the , which now bears his name.[1]

Pazzanese was born in Barão de Monte Alto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In addition to his work as a surgeon, he was the founder, on August 14, 1943, of the , which is now the largest cardiology society in Latin America and the 3rd in the world. He died in São Paulo, aged 74.

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  1. ^ "The Instituto Dante Pazzanese". Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia. Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2 January 2014.


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