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Transcript: Michael DeBakey, Heart Surgery Pioneer
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- NPR Weekend All Things Considered
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- July 12, 2008
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ANDREA SEABROOK
NPR Weekend All Things Considered
07-12-2008
Michael DeBakey, Heart Surgery Pioneer
Host: ANDREA SEABROOK
Time 19:00-20:00 PM
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ANDREA SEABROOK, host:
From NPR News, it's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Andrea Seabrook.
Literally millions of people are walking around today thanks to one man: Dr. Michael DeBakey. The renowned heart researcher died yesterday in Houston at age 99. His lasting legacy was early work on the coronary bypass.
Here's Dr. DeBakey in a 1993 interview with NPR's Ira Flatow describing that first bypass.
Dr. MICHAEL DEBAKEY (Late Heart Researcher): In desperation, I decided I did what I'd been doing in experimental laboratory. I just took piece ...
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