Dr. Albert Starr, who developed the first artificial heart valve at OHSU, dies at 98

PORTLAND, Ore. – This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. Dr. Albert Starr, a world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon who co-invented and implanted the first artificial heart valve at OHSU in 1960, died last week at the age of 98. The cause of death was complications…

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