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Temporary solution for patients ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Temporary solution for patients while waiting for a donor heart...BDTwo months after being implanted with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) to support his dying heart, Mike Gadiel's heart began to fail again. On June 22, surgeons at University of Muenster saved his life by removing both the LVAD and his dying heart, and implanting their firs ... Read on »

An Artificial Heart by Blake H. Healthy Living Professional

The leading cardiac surgeon in France has developed an artificial heart that beats almost exactly like a real heart. The “Smart Heart” uses sensors to regulate heart rate and blood flow. The new heart was described:“If you show the graphs to a cardiac surgeon he will say it’s a human heart. But no, it’s not a human ... Read on »

Russ Morris - A Neighbor with a Heart by The Accidental Tourist Patient Expert

This is my next door neighbor, Russ Morris. Russ has a big heart - always helping when he can - never asking for anything in return - never asking for anything for himself. Well, his 'big heart' is figurative because right now the one thing he is lacking is a physical heart. Russ is on an artificial heart device in Cleveland Clinic - awaiting hi ... Read on »

Girl's heart regenerates thanks to artificial assist by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Cool news from the Canadian Broadcasting Company today (CBC) today: A 15-year-old girl has become the first Canadian to have an artificial heart removed after her own heart healed itself. Melissa Mills arrived at Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital last year after a sudden illness made her critically ill and a candidate for a heart transplan ... Read on »

Total cholesterol and heart scans by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Andy was fearful of heart disease in his life. At age 52, he'd already had four CT heart scans--one each year on or near his birthday. Yet, when I looked at Andy's scans, his scores had been increasing 20-24% per year. Each and every score was greater by 20% or more over the previous. So I asked Andy what steps he had taken to stop this relentles ... Read on »

A New Generation of Artificial Heart Will Avail by 2011! by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Shortage of transplant donors for heart is a worldwide phenomenon. It is estimated to be a worldwide shortage of 20,000 heart donors every year. As such, several research teams from United States, Japan, South Korea, and Europe are expediting their pace for the development of a total artificial organ, which can permanently replace the human heart. ... Read on »

The Week in Review by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

- Does your heart good: Don’t forget to “fall back” this weekend. Apparently, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, turning clocks back in the fall lowers incidence of heart attacks on the Monday after the change! The opposite effect is seen on the Monday after we “spring ahead.”- “ Hallway ... Read on »

Artificial Hearts, PBL, Class Meeting, and Clinical Skills by CCLCM Student .. Medical Student

Today was absolutely jam-packed and non-stop from 8 to 5. The morning began with a visit to a lab in the LRI where they are working on developing artificial hearts. The work was really interesting, and we talked some more about pressure-volume loops to describe heart activity and how these loops are generated also. The textbook mentions them, but t ... Read on »

Who Was the World's First Permanent Artificial Heart Patient? by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Do you know who was the world's first permanent artificial heart patient? I did not know until the other day when I surfed the net, I asw an article titled: Obituary: Peter Houghton Obituaries Guardian Unlimited . Peter Houghton, a Briton who had a severe heart failure, was the world's first patient to be implanted with a Jarvik 2000 heart pum ... Read on »

Who Is The First Patient To Have Artificial Heart Transplant In Asia? by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

In 2003, Mr Venkatakrishniah, a 54-year-old Indian diabetic patient, suffered a heart attack. After the bypass surgery, his condition worsened and he could not walk beyond 6 steps. As such, he had to quit his job as an engineer at a state-owned Power Transmission Corporation because he was unable to work. Under the guidance of a team of US experts ... Read on »