Baboon hearts in surgery

Title

Baboon hearts in surgery

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

Interview with heart surgeon Professor Christiaan Barnard on technology used to keep patients hearts going including using baboon hearts. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Christiaan Barnard

Keywords

Heart surgery; Heart transplantation; Organ transplantation; Laboratory animals; Baboons; Animal experimentation

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