RIP: Robert Jarvik MD; 79

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By Staff Reporters

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Robert Jarvik, who developed the first artificial heart to be permanently implanted in a human — a breakthrough that captured the world’s imagination even as it triggered debates about medical ethics — died May 26th at his home in Manhattan, NY. He was 79.

Heart Attack: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2021/01/08/heart-attack-symptoms/

The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease, said his wife, writer Marilyn vos Savant.

MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jarvik

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