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Medical scientists have developed artificial heart models that can keep the patient alive - The best known is the Jarvik-7 artificial heart is named after Robert Jarvik. ... New Electric Hearts; The race for the artificial heart. At the end of 1998 American heart specialist Michael DeBakey performed a world-first in...
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inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blartificialheart...
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The artificial heart is a very sophisticated medical device. Find out how artificial hearts work. ... In this article, you will get an in-depth look at how this new artificial heart works, how it's implanted into a patient's chest and who might be a candidate for receiving one of these mechanical hearts. We will also...
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www.howstuffworks.com/artificial-heart.htm
www.howstuffworks.com/artificial-heart.htm
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The American Heart Association monitors experimental laboratory work. We also monitor experimental clinical use of the artificial heart. ... In 2004, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first implantable temporary artificial heart, which keeps heart failure patients alive until they can receive...
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4444
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4444
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Artificial heart valves are used to replace damaged or diseased heart valves that can't be repaired. ... People with artificial heart valves are at higher risk for developing an infection of the valve (endocarditis).
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11221
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11221
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Abiomed Receives FDA Approval of The AbioCor®, The World’s First Completely Self-Contained, Implantable Artificial Heart AbioCor Granted Humanitarian Device Exemption;
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www.heartpioneers.com/
www.heartpioneers.com/
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Artificial Heart Transplantation, State of the Art interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz on the abiocor artificial heart, and fully implantable left ventricular assist devices, LVADs, RVADs, VADs, by Sean Henahan, Access Excellence ... Perhaps most promising of all, a new artificial heart is now ready for human trials.
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www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/ozpage1.html
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The goal of building a safe artificial heart has frustrated bioengineers for more than four decades. At last, an end could be in sight ... The Artificial Heart: Not Just a Pump ( Preview )
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www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=not-just-a-pu...
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=not-just-a-pump
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An artificial heart maintains the heart's blood circulation and oxygenation for varying periods of time. The ideal artificial heart must beat 100,000 times every 24 hours without requiring either lubrication nor maintenance and must have a constant power source.
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www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Artificial-Heart.html
www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Artificial-Heart.html
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