WBCS.LIVE practice question

In which year the first human heart transplantation took place?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1947
  2. 1957
  3. 1967
  4. 1977

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1967

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) 1967 šŸ“š Explanation: The first successful human-to-human heart transplantation was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in South Africa in December '1967'. This was a revolutionary event in the history of modern medicine. The operation proved that a human heart could be successfully replaced. Although the patient lived for only 18 days, the procedure opened the door for thousands of life-saving surgeries globally.