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who was the first person to preform open heart surgery?

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1. Dr Christian Bernard.
2. I believe it was Dr Michael DeBakey. In 1953, DeBakey performed the first successful endarterectomy. SuperKat - I looked at your link, very interesting.
3. the first succesful heart surgery (repairing the right ventricle) was preformed by Dr. Ludwig Rehn in Germany.
4. My Fiancee.Sorry Tis the Truth. M