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Richard Lower (c. 1631 – 17 January 1691) was an English physician who heavily influenced the development of medical science. [1] He is most remembered for his pioneering work on blood transfusion and the function of the cardiopulmonary system , which he described in his book Tractatus de Corde .
A second transfusion took place, but it was unsuccessful, and the patient died. Richard Lower, an English physician, performed a similar procedure on November 23, 1667. [1] [5] He successfully transfused the blood of a lamb to a 22-year-old man. [1] In both cases, the whole blood of the lamb was directly introduced into the vein of the patient.
Richard Rowland Lower (August 15, 1929 – May 17, 2008) was an American pioneer of cardiac surgery, particularly in the field of heart transplantation. [1] Lower was born in Detroit, attended Amherst College , and received his medical degree from Cornell University in 1955. [ 2 ]
The first recorded blood transfusion was made between dogs by the English doctor Richard Lower around 1666. In 1667, French scientist Juan Bautista Denys transfused a human with animal blood. In 1667, French scientist Juan Bautista Denys transfused a human with animal blood.
In 1628, English physician William Harvey discovered that blood circulates around the body. Soon thereafter, the first blood transfusion was attempted. In 1665 another English doctor Richard Lower successfully used blood transfusion between dogs to keep them alive.
Richard Lower, English physician, performs first direct blood transfusion (died 1691) Deaths. October 20 ...
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February – In England, Dr. Richard Lower performs the first blood transfusion between animals. According to his account to the Royal Society journal Philosophical Transactions in December, Dr. Lower "towards the end of February... selected one dog of medium size, opened its jugular vein, and drew off blood, until its strength was nearly gone.