jan 1, 1970 - New
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The sixth World Congress of Cardiology is held, during which is created the International Cardiology Federation (ICF). Atrial fibrillation is found to produce a fivefold increase in the risk of stroke. Argentine cardiac surgeon Domingo Liotta and American cardiac surgeon Denton Cooley perform the first clinical implantation of a total artificial heart (TAH).
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