Pioneer Heart Transplant Surgeon of the 50s ; Dr Richard Lower, Who has Died, Aged 78, Pioneered Heart Surgery On Animals in the 1950s and Helped Pave the Way for the First Successful Transplant of a Human Heart in 1967.

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Dr richard Lower, who has died, aged 78, pioneered heart surgery on animals in the 1950s and helped pave the way for the first successful transplant of a human heart in 1967.

Dr Lower transplanted part of a dog's heart to a second dog, which lived for eight days, shattering a previous survival record of seven hours. He was working with Dr Norman Shumway, who became a leading figure in cardiac surgery.

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Pioneer Heart Transplant Surgeon of the 50s ; Dr Richard Lower, Who has Died, Aged 78, Pioneered Heart Surgery On Animals in the 1950s and Helped Pave the Way for the First Successful Transplant of a Human Heart in 1967.

Eventually, more than 800 human hearts were transplanted.

One innovation was to leave in place ...

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