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Italian cooking and artificial hearts: the case of Angelo Tigano by John Daley Posted Sat 21 Aug 2010 12:00am Congratulations are due to Angelo Tigano - the southern hemisphere's first recipient of a mechanical heart. This surgery was conducted at St Vincent's Hospital , Sydney. This device is not a substitute for a transplanted heart, but it givers the patient extra time before a transplanted heart becomes available. Artificial hearts were Read on »

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

Posted Sat 20 Dec 2008 5:50pm 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. After spending 15 years to develop a total artificial organ, a European research team revealed that a fully implantable artificial heart has been developed and they are now moving Read on »

An Artificial Heart by Blake H. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 28 Oct 2008 10:24am 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 heart Read on »

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Testing Artificial Heart Valve by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 18 Oct 2010 12:11am an answer for seniors who may not be able to tolerate full open heart surgery. BD Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, said Friday it received U.S. regulatory approval to begin testing a new artificial heart valve that can be implanted with minimal surgery. The company said the Food and Drug Administration gave clearance Read on »

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

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:05pm

2 Comments 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 Read on »

Use your hands as an “Artificial heart lung machine” : The greatness of hands only CPR ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 17 Aug 2009 10:37pm . Mean while when we looked into the data of survivors of cardiac resuscitation , we realised even an improper and inadequate CPR had some positive effect on survival . How... to note a pair of human hands can save a human life or at least sustain a life till the advanced emergency service reach the patient. The fact that hands can act as a artificial Read on »

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

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:55pm ” artificial hearts in 220 patients. Bangalore’s operation was the 221st of its kind but it also marked the first in Asia. Ventrassist used in the Bangalore’s operation cost about... 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 Read on »

'Full' artificial heart implant ready and awaiting approval for clinical trials by Ann H. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 28 Oct 2008 9:20am Scientists working to perfect a fully artificial heart say that they now have a working prototype ready for implanting into humans and are awaiting approval from the French authorities before pushing ahead with clinical trials. The device uses electronic sensors to regulate heart rate and blood flow and is covered with specially treated tissue to avoid Read on »

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

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:04pm 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 Read on »

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

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:26pm 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 Read on »