40 years ago when the first artificial heart was replaced by a torn piece of paper
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On 2 December 1982, for the first time in the world, an artificial heart was transplanted in a patient. This was a big achievement for the medical world. Know, how different was the new heart…
NewsNCR | Edited By: Ankit Gupta
Updated on: Dec 02, 2022, 9:46 AM IST
In the case of heart transplant, the date of 2 December 1982 is very important. On this day, for the first time in the world, an artificial heart was transplanted to a patient. This was a big achievement for the medical world. This artificial heart was fitted to Dr. Bernie Clark, a dentist from America. Dr. Burney was battling a serious heart ailment. It was difficult to save them. That’s why the doctors decided to do artificial heart transplant.
The heart was like a torn paper… The artificial heart was installed by Dr. William DeVries, cardiothoracic surgeon of Utah University. This operation lasted for 7 hours. According to the official website of the University of Utah, when the damaged heart was removed from Dr. Bernie’s body, the doctors were shocked. It had become like a torn piece of paper. Dr. William transplanted a new artificial heart in its place.
The operation was successful… The surgery was successful. After the operation, Dr. Burney had confirmed his recovery by shaking his hand. It was a historic moment when media from all over the world were present at the headquarters. The name of the heart that was implanted on Dr. Burney was Jarvik-7. This artificial heart was made by Dr. Robert Jarvik.
How different was the artificial heart… It was bigger than the human heart. Its working capacity was also high. The heart of a normal person beats 65 to 80 times in a minute, but the artificial heart implanted in Dr. Bernie’s body was beating 116 times in a minute. Not only this, its weight was also more than that of a human heart.
Dr. Bernie was alive for 112 days… The artificial heart was in the form of a device made of aluminum and polyurethane. Which was connected to a 400-pound air compressor. After the transplant, the problem of internal bleeding started in Dr. Bernie. He died 112 days after the transplant due to multi-organ failure.
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