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1900
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Alexis Carrel developed new ways to suture blood vessels http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1912/carrel.jpg
1930
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A mechanical heart was developed that could pump blood https://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/science/heart-alone.jpg
1933
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Frank Mann transplanted a heart into the neck of the dog and kept it alive for 8 days http://cdn3-www.dogtime.com/assets/uploads/gallery/goldador-dog-breed-pictures/puppy-1.jpg
1946
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Vladimir Demikhov transplanted hearts into the chest cavities of dogs and they lived https://motherboard-images.vice.com/content-images/contentimage/491/1430860076406436.jpg
1964 - 1977
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Sheep, Baboon, and Chimp hearts were transplanted into adults
1964
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James Hardy tried transplanting a chimp heart into a 68-year-old man, but the heart was too small and failed days after https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Schimpanse_Zoo_Leipzig.jpg/1200px-Schimpanse_Zoo_Leipzig.jpg
November 1967 - December 1967
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Dr.Adrian Kantrowitz and his brother, an engineer, together were responsible for the development and 1st successful clinical use of the modern-day intra-aortic balloon pump.
December 3, 1967
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The first successful heart was transplanted into a 55-year-old man by Christiaan Barnard http://www.capegateway.gov.za/image/2005/2/washkansky.jpg
December 6th, 1967
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Dr.Kantrowitz and associates used an anencephalic donor heart to replace the heart of a 3-week old patient with type IA tricuspid atresia and atrial communication, the baby died.
January 1, 1968 - December 31, 1968
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100 heart transplants were performed but none survived long
1970 - 1970
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Cyclosporine A helped T-cells stop to avoid rejection of the heart implant. http://file.selleckchem.com/downloads/struct/Cyclosporin-A-Cyclosporine-A-chemical-structure-S2286.gif
1973 - 1973
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The Stanford group formulated a new technology- percutaneous transvenous endomyocardial biopsy, improved overall effectiveness of open heart surgery.
1982
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John McCaftery held the world record for longest surviving heart transplant
1984
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World's first successful pediatric transplant performed on a 4 year old boy http://columbiasurgery.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/heart_transplant_or_history.jpg?itok=K1SIuXVj