feb 14, 1952 - Mechanical Heart
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Henry Opitek, 41, was operated on using an artificial heart, the Dodrill GMR heart machine, manufactured by General Motors and generally considered the first mechanical heart. The surgeon, Dr. Forest Dewey Dodrill, successfully repaired the patient's mitral valve, and Mr. Opitek lived until 1981.
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