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SHUMWAY, Norman Edward (1923 – 2006)

1923 – 2006

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

1960 CE

#3047.14

Studies on orthotopic homotransplantation of the canine heart.

Important experimental technique (Shumway); reported eight heart homotransplants.

1982 CE

#10659

Heart-lung transplantation: Successful therapy for patients with pulmonary vascular disease.

First successful heart-lung transplant, performed on March 9, 1981, after nearly four years of testing on primates. Abstract "We report our initial experience with three patients who received heart-lung transplants. T…