People with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome often experience recurrent infections caused by problems with the immune system, and some develop autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and Graves disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues and organs.
Rene Favaloro; Performed First Bypass Surgery. Rene Favaloro, 77, Argentine surgeon who pioneered coronary bypass surgery. In 1967, Favaloro performed the first bypass operation on a 51-year-old woman at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, using a saphenous vein taken from the patient's leg to detour blood around blockages in her heart.
Artificial Hearts The history of artificial hearts. Willem Kolff invented both the first artificial heart and the first artificial kidney-dialysis machine. Heart Lung Machine The first heart-lung machine was built by physician John Heysham Gibbon in 1937. Gibbon performed the first human open heart operation in 1953.illem Kolff invented both the first artificial heart and the first artificial kidney-dialysis machine. Heart Lung Machine The first heart-lung machine was built by physician John Heysham Gibbon in 1937. Gibbon performed the first human open heart operation in 1953.