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Murder victim heart kept alive for transplant
The beating heart of crime victim Samuel Moore was removed by Dr. Norman Shumway for transplant to a 52 year old man. The heart stayed beating for two days with cerebral death diagnosed before consent. The procedure, at High Hospital Oakland and Stanford Medical Center, marked the first reported murder victim heart transplant.
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Stanford
Calif
Shumway
High Hospital
Oakland
Stanford Medical Center
Samuel Moore
Moores
Moore
Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco