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10.
First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in
1967
1968
1958
1922
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Louis Washkansky (1913 - 21 December 1967) was the recipient of the world's first human heart transplant.

Washkansky died of double pneumonia eighteen days after the transplant because of a weakened immune system.

Discussion:
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S.Ambika said:   8 years ago
How the heart is transplanted. In which way they will carry from one person to another person. And at which age group it should be done.

Vasanthi said:   8 years ago
Washkansky, a South African grocer dying from chronic heart disease, received the transplant from Denise Darvall, a 25-year-old woman who was fatally injured in a car accident. Surgeon Christiaan Barnard, who trained at the University of Cape Town and in the United States, performed the revolutionary medical operation.
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Vasanthi said:   8 years ago
The 1st heart transplant in India was done by Dr Venugopal.

Vasanthi said:   8 years ago
South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard, who prepared for this day by performing a number of experimental heart transplants involving dogs, led a 30-member surgical team in implanting the heart of a young woman into 53-year-old Louis Washkansky, a Cape Town grocer suffering from diabetes and incurable heart disease.

Amar said:   9 years ago
Can someone explain in which place of India first time human heart transplantation takes place?

GANESH said:   9 years ago
Heart transplant means changing a heart from one person to other person.

Tont stark said:   9 years ago
What is meant by heart transplant?

Heena said:   10 years ago
Thank you for giving these useful information.

Pravakar said:   1 decade ago
After the heart transplant, does any change in the attitude of the person is marked?

Bharat said:   1 decade ago
He performed the world's first human heart transplant operation on 3 December 1967, in an operation assisted by his brother, Marius Barnard; the operation lasted nine hours and used a team of thirty people. The patient, Louis Washkansky, was a 54-year-old grocer, suffering from diabetes and incurable heart disease. Barnard later wrote, "For a dying man it is not a difficult decision because he knows he is at the end.

If a lion chases you to the bank of a river filled with crocodiles, you will leap into the water, convinced you have a chance to swim to the other side. " The donor heart came from a young woman, Denise Darvall, who had been rendered brain damaged in an accident on 2 December 1967, while crossing a street in Cape Town.


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