Louis Washkansky
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Louis Washkansky was the South African patient who became the recipient of the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant in 1967.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heart transplant recipient
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human ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 53 ⓘ |
| ageAtTransplant | 53 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
immunosuppression-related complications
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pneumonia ⓘ postoperative infection ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | naturalized South African citizen ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-12-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-12-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1967-12-03 ⓘ |
| donorOrganFrom | Denise Darvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lithuanian Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Washkansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfNotability |
cardiac surgery
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transplant medicine ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyPartReplaced | heart ⓘ |
| hasDoctor |
Christiaan Barnard
NERFINISHED
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Marius Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent |
intensive media attention following transplant
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selection as candidate for first human-to-human heart transplant ⓘ underwent experimental open-heart surgery prior to transplant ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked beginning of modern era of heart transplantation ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international news reports in December 1967 ⓘ |
| medicalCondition |
diabetes mellitus
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ischemic heart disease ⓘ |
| militaryService | South African forces in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first human-to-human heart transplant recipient ⓘ |
| numberOfDaysSurvivedAfterTransplant | 18 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation | grocer ⓘ |
| participantIn | first human-to-human heart transplant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
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Groote Schuur Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
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Groote Schuur Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preTransplantCondition |
end-stage heart failure
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severe coronary artery disease ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Washkansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transplantType | orthotopic heart transplant ⓘ |
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