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The first heart transplant was performed in South Africa in 1967

Inventions · Medicine · V6.8 daily facts 2026-05-18

Surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town in 1967.

TopicInventions · Medicine
SourceV6.8 daily facts 2026-05-18
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