Eight-year-old Easton Snyder took off his shirt in front of the media, revealing a large scar on his chest. “I have a borrowed heart,” he said of the heart transplant …
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Cardiac experts at the Heart Transplant Program, part of the New York University Langone Transplant Institute, provide the highest standards of care to people in need of a heart transplant. …
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Jack Larry is a resilient, brave and strong baby who has been waiting for a heart transplant most of his life. WASHINGTON — In June 2024, we told you about …
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Heart Transplantation
Magnetically levitated titanium heart begins to move inside a living patient's chest
by WillyDoodleby WillyDoodleA fully mechanical heart made by Vivacor, which uses the same technology as high-speed trains, has been implanted inside a human body for the first time, a major step towards …
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Heart Transplantation
Surgeons implant first magnetically levitated titanium heart in human patient
by Anthony Woodby Anthony WoodSurgeons have successfully implanted a titanium artificial heart, powered by the same “magnetic levitation” technology used to make high-speed trains, into a patient's chest. Its developers hope that the device …
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Heart Transplantation
Parents of 11-week-old baby in urgent need of heart transplant appeal for donors | UK News
The parents of an 11-week-old baby in desperate need of a heart transplant are urging people to consider donating their organs. William Jones was diagnosed with a rare disease when …
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Gift of Life Michigan staff walk us through the organ donation process, from the hospital referral to laboratory testing to surgery and …
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Heart Transplantation
Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind employee returns to work after heart transplant
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Students at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind in Oakland got emotional on Wednesday as they welcomed a longtime staff member back after a lengthy absence …
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Heart Transplantation
Baylor University and THI doctors successfully implant BiVACOR total artificial heart in first human
Texas Heart Institute (THI) Vivacol®Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, a clinical-stage medical device company, today announced that the BiVACOR total artificial heart (TAH) has been …
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BiVACOR founder and CTO Daniel Timms with the total artificial heart. Image courtesy of BiVACOR, via Business Wire. The Texas Heart Institute in the United States has successfully implanted a …