Mrs. Beth White Brunk, 49, became the world's 29th heart transplant patient in an operation 7/29 night, in which she received the heart of another woman. The surgery preformed at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston by the Dr. Denton Cooley surgical team. Mrs. Brunk is reported in good condition.

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Mrs. Beth White Brunk, 49, became the world's 29th heart transplant patient in an operation 7/29 night, in which she received the heart of another woman. The surgery preformed at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston by the Dr. Denton Cooley surgical team. Mrs. Brunk is reported in good condition.

United Press International · [ca. July 1968]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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