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Transplant Hopes Rise as Doctors Experiment With New Hearts
A report on early heart transplant attempts describes South African doctors at a Johannesburg hospital trying to replace a dying patient’s heart with a donor heart. The story notes challenges of immune rejection and ethical questions, referencing a 1964 failed chimpanzee heart trial and the prospect of artificial hearts as alternatives.
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Radssky
Ian Trans
Maimonides Hospital
University of Mississippi
Mere
Bere Auestiogs
Walt
Washkanskins
Masti
Stanford Viedhout Center
Noriman Shumway
South Africa
Denise Darvall
Benet Les Caepebiaie
Ovas Cane
NA cGeleseiet
SRS
Lows Washkansky