20/12/2024
This is the greatest surgery photo ever. The first photo shows cardiac surgeon Dr. Zbigniew Religa resting after performing the first successful heart transplant in Poland in 1987.
This groundbreaking surgery lasted 23 hours, pushing the boundaries of medical expertise and technology at the time.
The photo also captures a glimpse of his assistant, who can be seen sleeping in the corner.
The bottom photo, taken 25 years later, features Tadeusz Zitkevits, the recipient of the heart transplant.
The patient died in 2017 (30 years after the surgery) and he outlived Dr. Religa, who died in 2009.
