National Heart Hospital in Marylebone, London. Pictured Saturday 4th May 1968

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National Heart Hospital in Marylebone, London. Pictured Saturday 4th May 1968

National Heart Hospital in Marylebone, London. Pictured Saturday 4th May 1968. Britains first heart transplant was successfully carried out (3rd May) by a team of 18 doctors and nurses at the National Heart Hospital. The operation, which was led by South African-born surgeon Donald Ross, was undertaken on Frederick West aged 45. It took more than seven hours to complete. The donor, Patrick Ryan, was a 26 year old labourer

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