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How were people who needed heart transplants in the 1900s cured?
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Well ...: There was not much in the way of therapeutic drugs or surgery at that time for end stage heart failure. Even today, compassionate palliative care is an important part of taking care of patients with heart failure.
Answered 5/5/2014
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