Title:

Dr. Kantrowitz looking at heart transplant recipient

Creator:

Friedman, Harold
Martin, Dennis

Date:

[6 December 1967]

Description:

Taken during the first U.S. heart transplant at the Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.. Because it was then difficult to use heart-lung bypass machines with very small patients, Kantrowitz used controlled hypothermia--lowering the body temperature well below normal--to slow the metabolism and circulation, thus avoiding tissue and brain damage during the operation. Anesthetized patients were gradually cooled down in ice water prior to the operation, then gradually warmed back to normal afterward.

Rights:

Courtesy of Adrian Kantrowitz.

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Genre:

Slides (photographs)

Subject:

Heart Transplantation and Infant

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

GNBBFR

NLM ID:

101584941X72

Profiles Collection:

The Adrian Kantrowitz Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584941X72

Story Section:

Replacing Hearts: Left Ventricle Assist Devices and Transplants, 1960-1970