The second longest living heart transplant patient in the United States, Henry Jurgens (shown in a 1968 photo), died 1/9 at St. Luke's episcopal Hospital here. The death of Jurgens, who received his heart in surgery performed 7/23/68, left 40 survivors of heart transplant surgery around the world. Jurgens was 58 years old.

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The second longest living heart transplant patient in the United States, Henry Jurgens (shown in a 1968 photo), died 1/9 at St. Luke's episcopal Hospital here. The death of Jurgens, who received his heart in surgery performed 7/23/68, left 40 survivors of heart transplant surgery around the world. Jurgens was 58 years old.

United Press International · [ca. January 1969]

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CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Heart - Transplant

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