The Invention of the Artificial Heart
Overview
During the second half of the twentieth century coronary heart disease became the leading cause of death in wealthy, industrialized nations. Moreover, mo...
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Artificial Heart
Because the heart functions primarily as a pump to keep blood circulating through the body, medical researchers have long attempted to develop a mechanical pump to take over its job i...
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Artificial Heart
Because the heart functions primarily as a pump to keep blood circulating through the body, medical researchers have long attempted to develop a mechanical pump to take over its job i...
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The world's longest surviving artificial heart patient, who was saved by a pioneering heart pump, has died, a friend said Monday. He was 68.In 2000, Peter Houghton's heart was so badly weakened by ...
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A 46-year-old man whose body was powered by three separate hearts in the span of a month walked out of the hospital Thursday and said he felt like competing in a triathlon. "I feel like a million d...
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A Massachusetts company received federal approval Tuesday to sell up to 4,000 artificial hearts a year, though the number of devices implanted annually will likely be far smaller.
The hear...
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Famed heart surgeon Michael DeBakey's immigrant parents taught their children to treasure two things: their education and their American citizenship.DeBakey's academic devotion led him to pioneer n...
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Famed heart surgeon Michael DeBakey's immigrant parents taught their children to treasure two things: their education and their American citizenship.DeBakey's academic devotion led him to pioneer n...
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Two researchers who opened up the field of heart-valve replacement and a scientist who discovered a type of cell that plays a key role in the immune system have won prestigious medical prizes.The $...
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The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a defamation
suit by a doctor seeking compensation from Japan Broadcasting Corp.
for secretly videotaping him and airing the footage in connect...
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Congress voted Tuesday to award its highest civilian honor to Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, the heart surgeon who pioneered coronary bypass surgery and other innovations that have changed modern medicine...
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Congress voted Tuesday to award its highest civilian honor to Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, the heart surgeon who pioneered coronary bypass surgery and other innovations that have changed modern medicine...
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House Democrats are investigating whether consumers are being misled by advertisements for Lipitor, featuring the world-renowned inventor of an artificial heart.In the ads, which began their heavy ...
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The Invention of the Artificial Heart
Artificial Heart
Artificial Heart
The world's longest surviving artificial heart patient dies at 68
