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  1. On This Day: February 19, 1985 William J. Schroeder Became the Second Human to Receive an Artificial Heart

    On This Day: February 19, 1985 William J. Schroeder Became the Second Human to Receive an Artificial Heart

    On this day, February 19, 1985, William J. Schroeder made medical history as the second human to receive a permanent artificial heart. Unlike the first recipient, Barney Clark, who received his artificial heart on December 1, 1982, but remained hospitalized until his passing, Schroeder became...
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