He performed some of the nation's first heart transplants and implanted the world's first artificial heart.
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| Denton Cooley holds an artificial heart in 1994. A leading practitioner of the coronary bypass, he was also renowned for correcting congenital heart problems in infants and children. Associated Press/Rick Bowmer HOUSTON — Dr. Denton Cooley, the cardiovascular surgeon who performed some of the nation’s first heart transplants and implanted the world’s first artificial heart, died Friday. He was 96.
A leading practitioner of the coronary bypass operation, Cooley contributed to the development of techniques to repair and replace diseased heart valves and was renowned for operations to correct congenital heart problems in infants and children.
He performed the first successful human heart transplant in the U.S. in 1968 and implanted the world’s first artificial heart in 1969 as a temporary measure while a heart transplant was arranged.
Cooley died at his Houston home surrounded by family, said Jenn Jacome, a spokeswoman for Texas Children’s Hospital, where he had worked earlier in his career. Linden Emerson, a spokeswoman for the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, which Cooley founded, also confirmed Cooley’s death. Continue reading
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