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Who performed the first heart bypass surgery?
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Dr. Debakey: Officially, dr. Rene favaloro published the first paper regarding coronary bypass surgery. However, the first operation was performed by dr.S debakey and sabiston on an urgent basis when a patient's planned coronary endarterectomy resulted in irreparable damage to the coronary, forcing the bypass operation.
Answered 8/25/2011
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