The storytelling of contemporary cardiac surgery is narrated from early extra cardiac procedures to open heart surgery. The Italian author, Dr. Tesler, has been a testimonial of any step. He worked for a long span with the opportunity to gather information directly from the protagonists. The novelty of the book resides it has been written by a cardiac surgeon himself and not by a professional historian. It covers the voyage from extra cardiac operations to “closed” and “open” heart surgery with extracorporeal circulation. The book is strongly recommend to Cardiovascular Pathologists since our discipline was born with the contemporary cardiac surgery.