The Nation - News from Feb. 10, 1985
An Ohio man with severe heart disease underwent evaluation for a possible human heart transplant or artificial heart implant at the Humana Heart Institute in Louisville, Ky., where William Schroeder became the world’s second artificial heart recipient. Cardiologists have not decided whether Wilburn Nevels, 59, of Cleves, Ohio, is an appropriate candidate for a heart transplant or mechanical heart implant. An institute spokeswoman said it was unlikely a decision would be made for several days.
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