Question

Who among the following had performed the world’s first heart transplant ?
1. Dr. Venugopal
2. William harvey
3. Christian Bernard
4. William Betrick

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Christian Bernard

The correct answer is Christian Bernard.

• Christian Bernard had performed the world’s first heart transplant.
• He performed the first human-to-human heart transplant operation on 3 December 1967.
• He performed the transplant on Louis Washkansky, a 53-year-old man with severe coronary insufficiency.
• The donor was Denise Darvall, a 25-year-old woman who had been fatally injured in a car accident.
• It was a major historical event and a significant breakthrough for medical science.

•  In humans, the heart is roughly the size of a large fist and weighs between 10 to 12 ounces (280 to 340 grams).
• The human heart has four chambers: two upper chambers (the Atria) and two lower ones (the Ventricles).
• The heart beats about 100,000 times per day (about 3 billion beats in a lifetime).
• An adult heart beats about 60 to 80 times per minute.
• The heart pumps about 6 quarts (5.7 litres) of blood throughout the body.
• William Harvey was the first person to correctly describe blood’s circulation in the body.