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Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, Cardiac Pioneer, Dies at 90

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Nov. 19, 2008
Dr. Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States and pioneered the development of devices to prolong the life of patients with heart failure.
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