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Adrian Kantrowitz was an American cardiac surgeon whose work included heart transplantation and mechanical assistance for failing circulation. In December 1967, his team performed the first human heart transplant in the United States, although the infant recipient survived only briefly. Kantrowitz also contributed to the development of the intra-aortic balloon pump, a device that supports cardiac output by inflating and deflating a balloon within the aorta in coordination with the heartbeat.
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Adrian Kantrowitz ranks #144 of 342 in the Surgeon ranking, behind Berkeley Moynihan, ahead of John Najarian.
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What was historic about Adrian Kantrowitz's 1967 heart transplant?
Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States in December 1967. The operation took place at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn shortly after Christiaan Barnard's landmark transplant in South Africa.
Did the recipient of Adrian Kantrowitz's heart transplant survive?
The recipient was an infant with severe congenital heart disease. The child survived only several hours, but the procedure was an important early step in clinical heart transplantation.
What is Adrian Kantrowitz's connection to the intra-aortic balloon pump?
Kantrowitz and his collaborators helped develop counterpulsation and the intra-aortic balloon pump. The device supports a failing heart by inflating and deflating a balloon in the aorta in time with the cardiac cycle.
Where did Adrian Kantrowitz conduct his cardiac research?
His best-known transplant work occurred at Maimonides Medical Center in New York. He later continued cardiac surgery and device development in Detroit.
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