Barnard Performs the First Human Heart Transplant
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses
- Curriculum: African History
- Geographical Location: South Africa
- Date: December, 1967
Article abstract: Barnard transplanted the first human heart, initiating a worldwide era of heart transplantation.
Summary of Event
In 1967, many surgeons in medical centers throughout the world were on the verge of performing the first human heart transplant. Since 1954, when the first successful kidney transplant was achieved, surgeons had performed innumerable heart transplants on dogs, calves, and lower primates in preparation for the first human attempt. Yet, the unsolved problems of rejection by the immune system of the recipient and the emotional,...
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