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Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99
By JOHN PORRETTO Associated Press Writer
Article Last Updated: 07/12/2008 05:28:21 PM MDT
HOUSTON—When Dr. Michael E. DeBakey pushed forward with his groundbreaking research and maverick approach to medicine a half century ago, heart surgery was a medical marvel. Today, in part because of his contributions, it routinely saves thousands of lives each day. DeBakey, a world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, died Friday night in Houston. He was 99.
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