Louis Washkansky
Recipient of the first human heart transplant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis Joshua Washkansky (12 April 1912[1] – 21 December 1967) was a South African man who was the recipient of the world's first human-to-human heart transplant, and the first patient to regain consciousness following the operation.[2] Washkansky lived for 18 days and was able to speak with his wife and reporters.[3][4][5]
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Born | 12 April 1912 (1912-04-12)[1] |
Died | 21 December 1967(1967-12-21) (aged 55) Cape Town, South Africa |
Spouse | Ann Sklar |
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Washkansky was the second human recipient of a heart transplant overall, in that James Hardy had done a transplant in 1964 in which Boyd Rush received a chimpanzee's heart, although the patient in that case only survived an hour and did not regain consciousness.[6][7]