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Inventor, philanthropist Shiley dies, age 90
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Donald Shiley

Donald Shiley

Donald Shiley, the heart-valve inventor turned San Diego philanthropist, died just before noon Saturday after being in ailing health the past few years. He was 90.

Shiley became famous for the invention of the Bjork-Shiley heart valve which changed the face of heart surgery and is credited with saving about 500,000 lives around the world. Ref. SignOnSanDiego.com

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