Health, Conditions and Diseases, Cardiovascular Disorders, Heart Disease, Transplant
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- Information for patients, family and friends including evaluation, waiting, medication, diet and other resources.
- An interview by Sean Henahan with heart transplant authority Dr. Mehmet Oz on the state of the art of the artificial heart, including LVADs and the new Abiocor implant.
- A personal story of a heart transplant in November of 1994 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and the William S. Middleton Veteran's Hospital in Madison.
- Graphic narrative shows the self-contained AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart, how it's implanted, and how it compares to the failed artificial hearts in the past.
- In depth look at heart transplants, from qualifying till after the surgery and going home and life after. Real-life stories and links.
- Topics covered are who is a candidate for transplant, how it is done, complications, the survival rate for heart transplants and a number to help find a doctor.
- A discussion about how a transplant is done, who might get one, how donors are found and life after a transplant.
- Programs for end-stage cardiac disease, artificial hearts and heart transplant.
- Information on heart disease and heart transplantation, immunology and how to be a proactive participant in one's health care.
- About the program as well as patient education, heart failure management and a support group.
- Personal experiences of Doug Fredlund who holds the record for the longest wait for a transplant on a HeartMate LVAD at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
- Personal account of a heart transplant in 1997, before, during and after the procedure.
- A list of medicare approved heart, lung, heart-lung, and liver transplant centers is provided.
- Hahnemann University Hospital offers the AbioCor implantable artificial heart.
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