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Heart transplant pioneers mark medical history in Cape Town
AP report details Louis Washkansky receiving Denise Darvall’s heart at Groote Schuur Hospital and notes the infant heart transplant attempt in Brooklyn. It discusses transplant science, immune suppression, infection risks, and ethical debates on artificial hearts versus donor organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barbour
Louis Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Washkansky
Washkan‘sky
Maimonides Hospital
Brooklyn
Adrian Kanetrowitz
Cape Town
Stanford Medical Center
Norman Shumway