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Good News in History, February 19
40 years ago today, William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from a hospital. He was a hero to...
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On This Day in History
Good News in History, February 19
40 years ago today, William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from a hospital. He was a hero to medical science for his willingness to be the second patient to get the Jarvik-7, after the first one died. Today, the modern version of the device has been implanted in more than 1,350 people as a bridge to transplantation. READ more from on this day... (1985)