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1967
Christiaan Barnard, South
African surgeon, performs
the world's first heart trans-
plant procedure.
1962
Texas Heart Institute
founded by Denton A.
Cooley, M.D.
1968
May 3, 1968
Cooley performs
the first adult heart
transplant in the
Texas Medical Cen-
ter. His patient, Ev-
erett Thomas, lives
204 days with the
donated heart—lon-
ger than any other
transplant recipient
before him.
1968
January 6, 1968
Norman Shumway,
Stanford University
Hospital, performs
the first adult heart
transplant in the
United States.
1969
Cooley implants the
first artificial heart
in a human.
1972
Establishment of the
Cullen Cardiovascular
Research Laboratories
to advance the under-
standing and treatment of
cardiovascular disease.
1981
Second implantation of
a total artificial heart in
a human.
1986
O.H. "Bud" Frazier,
M.D., performs the
first implantation of the
HeartMate pneumatically
powered LVAD, as a
bridge to transplant.
1985
First laser
angioplasty
procedure in the
United States.
1978
First bridge-to-transplant
with a left ventricular assist
device (LVAD).
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