{"id":138116,"date":"2019-05-27T08:33:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T06:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/italian-surgeons-find-worlds-oldest-artificial-heart-valve-implanted-by-chris-barnard-50-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2019-05-27T08:33:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T06:33:29","slug":"italian-surgeons-find-worlds-oldest-artificial-heart-valve-implanted-by-chris-barnard-50-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/italian-surgeons-find-worlds-oldest-artificial-heart-valve-implanted-by-chris-barnard-50-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian surgeons find world&#8217;s oldest artificial heart valve implanted by Chris Barnard 50 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/05\/27\/Italian_surgeons_find_worlds_oldest_artificial_heart_valve_i\/\">Italian surgeons find world&#8217;s oldest artificial heart valve implanted by Chris Barnard 50 years ago<\/a>: Surgeons in Italy have made a rare discovery while operating on a 60-year-old woman &#8211; 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