Word: rogerio
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Batista first tried his heart-trimming procedure on a Brazilian patient named Rogerio Luis Mocelim. Mocelim had been suffering from constant exhaustion, and doctors told him of a surgeon who might be able to help. Batista's procedure enabled Mocelim to increase the amount of blood pumped through his body from 15% to 60%. That was three years ago. Today Mocelim drives a truck and regularly plays soccer...