heart transplantation Articles
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Video: Heart Transplant Recipient Marcus Jones
Watch the inspiring story of heart transplant recipient Marcus Jones. A devoted father and husband, Marcus Jones never imagined that his heart could threaten to limit his time with loved ones and cut his life short. Yet that’s exactly what happened after Marcus experienced a second aortic aneurysm, and, six months later, was well into biventricular failure. According to his wife, Cathy, ...
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What is the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart made of?
Segmented polyurethane solution — the primary material used to manufacture the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH) — is strong, durable and uniquely suited for use inside the human body. As a clinically-proven, life-saving treatment option for end-stage biventricular heart failure, patients depend on the SynCardia TAH to provide reliable, long-term support while they ...
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7 Things You Should Know About Artificial Hearts
Artificial hearts may sound like science fiction, but they’ve actually been in clinical use to help end-stage heart failure patients for more than 35 years — here’s what you should know. As the number of patients suffering from heart disease has increased over the years, so too has the need for heart transplants. Unfortunately, the global supply of donor hearts remains limited, ...
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During this Season of Giving-Consider the Ultimate Gift of Passion for Humanity
Unfortunately, despite a considerable increase in organ donations during the current pandemic the need for donor organs still far outpaces donations. All too many patients continue to wait for a life-saving organ transplant. Currently more than 106,000 men, women and children sit on the transplant waiting list in the US. And there are countless more whose life could be saved who are not even ...
By BIOLIFE4D
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An introduction to Congenital Heart Defects
An estimated 2.4 million American children and adults are currently living with congenital heart defects (CHDs). Learn more about different types of CHDs, causes and treatment options. Learning that your child has a CHD can be a scary and overwhelming experience, but it’s important to know that you’re not alone. Nearly 40,000 infants in the U.S. are born each year with CHDs, and ...
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Understanding Pediatric Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options
Up to 5,000 American infants and children are diagnosed with pediatric cardiomyopathy each year. Learn more about this rare but potentially serious condition. Cardiomyopathy, which is a general term for diseases of the heart muscle, is relatively rare in children, affecting only about 12 out of every 1 million Americans under the age of 18. Among the approximately 1,000 to 5,000 new cases ...
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Evaluating Microbiome Therapies with Intestinal Cell Models
The microbiome has been shown to play roles in many different disease processes and is implicated in many more, from infectious and gastrointestinal diseases to autoimmune and neurological disorders. Advanced models of the gut leveraging intestinal and colonic stem cells are enabling the development of more reliable and robust systems for evaluating the impact of changes in the microbiome on gut ...
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