Fred West, first British heart transplant patient, London
May 05, 1968 - Listening to his new heart: Mr. Fred West, 45, of Leigh-on-sea, first British heart transplant patient, showing his stitched-up chest, listens to the beat of his new heart at the National Heart Hospital, Marylebone, London, today. Yesterday, Mr. West was moved from the theatre where the operation took place three weeks and three days ago, into his own hospital suite. Mr. West received the heart of Irish-born carpenter. Mr. Patrick Ryan, 26, who died following a fall from a building site
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