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1) Dr. Lower and Dr. Shumway pioneered heart transplantation through their collaboration on developing surgical techniques using hypothermia. They performed the first successful dog heart transplant in 1959. 2) Dr. Lower faced many obstacles, including legal issues around defining death, but was driven to continue his work due to early successes like a dog surviving months after transplantation and a human patient surviving over 6 years. 3) Dr. Lower performed the first heart transplant in Virginia in 19
- Author
- Ali Raja
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- EN