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Back to EpisodesDetroit's Record Rainfall & First Mechanical Heart Pump | August 11
Episode 1621
Published 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Today in 2014, Detroit experienced its heaviest one-day rainfall in nearly 90 years, causing flooding, power outages, and two deaths. In 1971, Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz performed the first American implantation of a mechanical heart pump at Mount Sinai Hospital, marking a significant medical advancement.