Overview
Seattle dentist Barney Clark received the first artificial heart implant in 1982. He died in March 1983, having survived 112 days with the world's first permanent, pneumatic, totally artificial heart. NOVA follows the case with the surgeon, William DeVries, and looks at the prospects for this technology to save lives. It also explored the work of Dr. William F. Bernhard on the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) ongoing at the Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratories, Boston Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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10 - 1Hawaii: Crucible of Life January 18, 1983 -
10 - 2The Pleasure of Finding Things Out January 25, 1983
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10 - 3Lassa Fever February 08, 1983
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10 - 4The Miracle of Life February 15, 1983
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10 - 5Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy March 01, 1983
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10 - 6City of Coral March 08, 1983
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10 - 7Fat Chance in a Thin World March 22, 1983
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10 - 8Sixty Minutes to Meltdown March 29, 1983
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10 - 9Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales October 11, 1983
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10 - 10The Artificial Heart October 18, 1983
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10 - 11Talking Turtle October 25, 1983
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10 - 12Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial November 01, 1983
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10 - 13To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross November 08, 1983
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10 - 14A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds November 15, 1983
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10 - 15A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery November 22, 1983
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10 - 16Captives of Care November 29, 1983
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10 - 17Twenty-Five Years in Space December 06, 1983
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10 - 18Nuclear Strategy for Beginners December 13, 1983
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10 - 19The Climate Crisis December 20, 1983
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10 - 20Eyes Over China December 27, 1983
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10 - 21Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence January 10, 1984
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