Artificial Heart aid Lugs
Dr Bruchinenko's “artificial heart” goes from strength to strength, and now holds out an immediate hope of performing major cardiac operations on human beings. Already more than a dozen dogs have had their hearts dissected during the last two years, but all survive in normal health. One operatd on during four minutes and a half had its heart literally cut up and then sewn up in 17 different places by Professor Terebrinski with the help of Dt Bruchinonoko’s “artificial heart,” which consists of a perfectly-balanced circulation pump connected with the vascular system after the real heart has been disconnected. ■ The special chemical substance injected prevents tho blood from congealing during this marvelolus preliminary operation and afterwards "vyliilc the real heart is being linked up again. This substance keep's the blood in perfect condition for many hours.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7063, 24 January 1933, Page 2
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