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Twentieth Centuries Cardiovascular Advances
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Discovery of Different Blood Types
In 1901, Karl Landsteiner found proof fro his theory that everyone has different types of blood, with the use of different blood molecules in the blood stream. This discovery lead to sucessful blood transfers. -
Blood Banks
Charles Drew proved that emergency blood transfusion coulod be done with plasma if whole blood was not availiable. -
First Heart Transplant
Christiaan Barnard, a South African Surgeon, performed the first emergency heart transplant. However, the recepitant of the heart only lived for another 18 days. -
The First Artificial Heart
Developed by Robert Jarvik, was implanted by William DeVries at the University of Utah. The patient only lived for another 112 days. -
Laser Beam Unclogs Arteries
The United States government authorized the use of a device that burned away blockage in a patients arteries.
