Conversation so far:
Who was the recipient of the heart during the transplant surgery by Christiaan Barnard??
On 3 December 1967, Christiaan Barnard transplanted the heart of accident-victim Denise Darvall into the chest of 54-year-old Louis Washkansky.

Question: Was it successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the transplant for Louis Washkansky performed by Christiaan Barnard successful?