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Heart Transplants #284310

CBS Evening News for Friday, Jun 18, 1982
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(Studio) Govt. reported approving University of UT's guidelines for heart transplants involving school's artificial hearts reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather

(Salt Lake City, UT) Artificial heart examined; films shown. [Designer Dr. Robert JARVIK -notes number possibly saved annually by device.] [Dr. William DeVRIES - notes severity of cases recing. artificial hearts.] [JARVIK - anticipates problems.] [Ross WOOLLEY - cites ethical dilemma.] Necessary psychological profile of recipients noted. [DeVRIES - comments.] Dale Lott's case discussed. [LOTT - notes number possibly saved by his fight for life.] REPORTER: Linda Douglas

Reporter(s):
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:03:10

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