Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
Indianapolis school teacher Louis Russel Jr. 45, will become the world's most successful heart transplant 4/8. He received a new heart 8/24/68, and says he feels in excellent health 593 days later. The late Dr. Philip Blaiberg, a South African Dentist, lived 592 days with a transplanted heart. Russel is shown 4/7 discussing his transplant and subsequent new lease on life.
United Press International · [ca. April 1970]
[Information from item housing] Heart Transplant
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