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Dr. Christiaan Barnard and Arthritis

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Heart surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard was forced into retirement by rheumatoid arthritis.1 The disease left him unable to perform surgery.1 Dr. Barnard died in 2001 after having a severe asthma attack.1


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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daily Mail UK: Pioneering Heart Surgeon Christiaan Barnard Dies

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