It also lets doctors hook up a heart that may not have been functioning well in a donor’s body and see if it improves it’s function outside of that environment.

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In a landmark medical achievement, surgeons at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, have successfully ...

On a cool day in March 18 years ago, after a full day of labor, I met one of my favorite people. He was not even 7 pounds, with a head full of vibrant red hair. A piece of my heart started beating ...

Surgeons at Duke University have resuscitated a 'dead' heart on the operating table after it stopped beating for more than five minutes ... argue that working outside of a donor's body reduces ethical ...

In 2019, as her heart function continued to fail, Baker received a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, a mechanical pump that helps the heart's left ventricle circulate blood throughout the body.

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Well, The Franklin Institute, which is celebrating its 200th birthday with the reopened and re-imagined “Body Odyssey” is making sure the heart stays in the forefront and, well, you might just ...

Marv and Carol Vandermolen’s home sits quietly in a town just outside of Kalamazoo. “By the time I retired, I knew there was a problem," said Marv, who learned that problem was cardiomyopathy ...

In 2019, as her heart function continued to fail, Baker received a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, a mechanical pump that helps the heart's left ventricle circulate blood throughout the body.