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Sophisticated equipment: Dr. Michael Robinette explains how a team of surgeons removed the heart of an 18-year-old soldier and flew it to Richmond, Va(...)
Sophisticated equipment: Dr. Michael Robinette explains how a team of surgeons removed the heart of an 18-year-old soldier and flew it to Richmond, Va(...)

Sophisticated equipment: Dr. Michael Robinette explains how a team of surgeons removed the heart of an 18-year-old soldier and flew it to Richmond, Va(...)

Date7/24/1980
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  • Sophisticated equipment: Dr. Michael Robinette explains how a team of surgeons removed the heart of an 18-year-old soldier and flew it to Richmond, Va., to be transplanted to a Toronto woman. He's standing beside a machine which pumps blood plasma through kidneys.
  • Sophisticated equipment: Dr. Michael Robinette explains how a team of surgeons removed the heart of an 18-year-old soldier and flew it to Richmond, Va(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sophisticated equipment: Dr. Michael Robinette explains how a team of surgeons removed the heart of an 18-year-old soldier and flew it to Richmond, Va., to be transplanted to a Toronto woman. He's standing beside a machine which pumps blood plasma through kidneys.
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