Fake Heart

Author : Mimi Swartz
Publisher : Crown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780804138024

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Ticker by Mimi Swartz Pdf

It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. If America could send a man to the moon, shouldn’t the best surgeons in the world be able to build an artificial heart? In Ticker, Texas Monthly executive editor and two time National Magazine Award winner Mimi Swartz shows just how complex and difficult it can be to replicate one of nature’s greatest creations. Part investigative journalism, part medical mystery, Ticker is a dazzling story of modern innovation, recounting fifty years of false starts, abysmal failures and miraculous triumphs, as experienced by one the world’s foremost heart surgeons, O.H. “Bud” Frazier, who has given his life to saving the un-savable. His journey takes him from a small town in west Texas to one of the country’s most prestigious medical institutions, The Texas Heart Institute, from the halls of Congress to the animal laboratories where calves are fitted with new heart designs. The roadblocks to success —medical setbacks, technological shortcomings, government regulations – are immense. Still, Bud and his associates persist, finding inspiration in the unlikeliest of places. A field beside the Nile irrigated by an Archimedes screw. A hardware store in Brisbane, Australia. A seedy bar on the wrong side of Houston. Until post WWII, heart surgery did not exist. Ticker provides a riveting history of the pioneers who gave their all to the courageous process of cutting into the only organ humans cannot live without. Heart surgeons Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley, whose feud dominated the dramatic beginnings of heart surgery. Christian Barnaard, who changed the world overnight by performing the first heart transplant. Inventor Robert Jarvik, whose artificial heart made patient Barney Clark a worldwide symbol of both the brilliant promise of technology and the devastating evils of experimentation run amuck. Rich in supporting players, Ticker introduces us to Bud’s brilliant colleagues in his quixotic quest to develop an artificial heart: Billy Cohn, the heart surgeon and inventor who devotes his spare time to the pursuit of magic and music; Daniel Timms, the Brisbane biomedical engineer whose design of a lightweight, pulseless heart with but a single moving part offers a new way forward. And, as government money dries up, the unlikeliest of backers, Houston’s furniture king, Mattress Mack. In a sweeping narrative of one man’s obsession, Swartz raises some of the hardest questions of the human condition. What are the tradeoffs of medical progress? What is the cost, in suffering and resources, of offering patients a few more months, or years of life? Must science do harm to do good? Ticker takes us on an unforgettable journey into the power and mystery of the human heart.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Division of Health Care Services,Committee to Evaluate the Artificial Heart Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309045322

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The Artificial Heart by Institute of Medicine,Division of Health Care Services,Committee to Evaluate the Artificial Heart Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Pdf

A significant medical event is expected in 1992: the first human use of a fully implantable, long-term cardiac assist device. This timely volume reviews the artificial heart program-and in particular, the National Institutes of Health's major investment-raising important questions. The volume includes: Consideration of the artificial heart versus heart transplantation and other approaches to treating end-stage heart disease, keeping in mind the different outcomes and costs of these treatments. A look at human issues, including the number of people who may require the artificial heart, patient quality of life, and other ethical and societal questions. Examination of how this technology's use can be targeted most appropriately. Attention to achieving access to this technology for all those who can benefit from it. The committee also offers three mechanisms to aid in allocating research and development funds.

Author : Shelley McKellar
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781421423555

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Artificial Hearts by Shelley McKellar Pdf

Fighting heart disease with machines and devices-- Multiple approaches to building artificial hearts : technological optimism and political support in the early years -- Dispute and disappointment : heart transplantation and total artificial heart implant cases in the 1960s -- Technology and risk : nuclear-powered artificial hearts and medical device regulation -- Media spotlight : the Utah total artificial heart -- Clinical and commercial rewards : ventricular assist devices -- Securing a place : therapeutic clout and second-generation VADs -- Artificial hearts in the 21st century

Author : National Heart and Lung Institute. Artificial Heart Assessment Panel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Heart
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044378722

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The Totally Implantable Artificial Heart by National Heart and Lung Institute. Artificial Heart Assessment Panel Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Social Security Cardiovascular Disability Criteria
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309156981

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Cardiovascular Disability by Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Social Security Cardiovascular Disability Criteria Pdf

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus immediately qualify for benefits. In this report, the IOM makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity to determine disability benefits more quickly and efficiently using the Listings.

Author : Steve Silverman
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 0740733400

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Lindbergh's Artificial Heart by Steve Silverman Pdf

Presents strange-but-true stories from history and science about such topics as the artificial heart invented by aviator Charles Lindbergh, dead whale disposal, the study of nose picking, and a man who makes instruments from burned wooden matchsticks.

Author : Greg Boyle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439153154

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Tattoos on the Heart by Greg Boyle Pdf

Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness of life drawn from Boyle's years of working with gangs.

Author : Ming Yang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789811543784

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Artificial Hearts by Ming Yang Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to artificial hearts, summarizing the latest advances in basic technologies, design, evaluation, and management. Featuring 11 chapters, it discusses the origins of the artificial heart, the mechanisms of heart failure, and the principles of artificial heart technologies. Further, it offers an overview of rotary pumps and volume-displacement pumps, and addresses total artificial hearts. Lastly, the book covers evaluation, selection, therapy management, challenges, and the latest innovations. Given its scope, it is a valuable resource for researchers and technicians in the area of biomedical engineering, as well as surgeons.

Author : Deborah P. Lubeck,United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Cost effectiveness
ISBN : SRLF:AA0000204347

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The Artificial Heart by Deborah P. Lubeck,United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf

Author : Tetsuzo Akutsu,Hitoshi Koyanagi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9784431659211

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Heart Replacement by Tetsuzo Akutsu,Hitoshi Koyanagi Pdf

The 6th International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices met in Tokyo in July 1996, bringing together researchers and specialists from around the world. The symposiums proceedings in this volume comprise papers from nine sessions, each opening with contributions by leading scientists: TAH, heart transplantation, biomaterials, VAS, clinical application, pathophysiology, engineering, new approaches, and special sessions. Of special note is the inclusion, for the first time, of pathophysiology related to clinical use of assist devices. The clinical application section includes a paper by Dr. Michael DeBakey on the progress made in recent years. With descriptions of the scientific exhibition, accompanied by photographs of all artificial heart devices and systems displayed by major laboratories and manufacturers, Artificial Heart 6 presents the latest information on developments in the field of artificial heart, biomaterials, and heart transplantation.

Author : Lowell T. Harmison,Frank W. Hastings,National Heart and Lung Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Heart, Artificial
ISBN : MINN:30000010710527

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Artificial Heart Program in Applied Health R/D by Lowell T. Harmison,Frank W. Hastings,National Heart and Lung Institute Pdf

Author : Domingo Liotta
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780595404285

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Amazing Adventures of a Heart Surgeon by Domingo Liotta Pdf

The startling originality of Amazing Adventures of a Heart Surgeon is intrinsically imbued in its focus on historical ethics and esthetic theories. Author and cardiovascular surgeon Domingo Liotta provides a penetrating interpretation from the first millennium BC, considered a major mystery to the world, to modern science. He also discusses the early conception of cardiovascular system, the oxygenation of tissues, the mysterious medical power of shamanism, Taoism, Ugarit, the mythic lost city. It is in this unique melding of Science and humanism that Liotta vehemently intends the definition of a good medical doctor-while recounting the story of his remarkable life. These lectures portray Liotta's dedication in search of the hearts of studious and meditative youths reluctant to change their tools of comprehension and the strategies for mastering difficult-to-understand topics. Thus, Liotta's interests extend from pure science to many adjoining fields-such as philosophy, philology, theology, and education. He shares his knowledge of modern scientific results and his enormous historical information to help rescue his bewildered students. In a collaborative endeavor between science and humanities, Amazing Adventures of a Heart Surgeon reflects Liotta's marvelous adventure to develop the first totally artificial heart and its clinical application-the first in the history of mankind-in his tireless fight for human life.

Author : J.M. Anderson,Tetsuzo Akutsu,Hitoshi Koyanagi,L.H. Cohn,P.L. Frommer,M. Hachida,K. Kataoka,S. Nitta,C. Nojiri,D.B. Olsen,D.G. Pennington,S. Takatani,R. Yozu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9784431681267

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Artificial Heart 3 by J.M. Anderson,Tetsuzo Akutsu,Hitoshi Koyanagi,L.H. Cohn,P.L. Frommer,M. Hachida,K. Kataoka,S. Nitta,C. Nojiri,D.B. Olsen,D.G. Pennington,S. Takatani,R. Yozu Pdf

The International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices has been held three times, first in 1985, then in 1987 and 1990. It is my great pleasure to present Artificial Heart 3 (Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices). The third symposium was held in Tokyo on February 16 and 17, 1990. Our original intention was to invite all the principal investigators from the major artificial heart research laboratories in the world, in the first three symposia. The numbers of investigators in the fields of the artificial heart, ventricular assist systems, and biomaterials, invited for the symposia, totalled 7 in 1985, 8 in 1987, and 13 in 1990. The program of the third symposium consisted of 41 papers; 13 invited lectures, 8 papers contributed upon request, with 2 from the United States, and 20 regular selected papers including 2 from the United States, ana 1 each from Australia, Germany, and South Korea. During the last three years, the state of clinical application of artificial hearts and assist devices has changed. In the case of pneumatically driven blood pumps, we have now stepped into the age of practical use in patients. Accordingly, in this symposium we gave a special emphasis to topics of clinical application, particularly the use of an artificial heart as a bridge to heart transplantation. Sessions on implantable artificial hearts, biomaterials for the artificial heart, and heart transplantation were also included.

Author : National Heart Institute (U.S.). Ad Hoc Task Force on Cardiac Replacement
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Heart
ISBN : UOM:39015000860364

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Cardiac Replacement: Medical, Ethical, Psychological and Economic Implications by National Heart Institute (U.S.). Ad Hoc Task Force on Cardiac Replacement Pdf

Author : Melvin Berger
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Heart, Artificial
ISBN : 0531104095

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The Artificial Heart by Melvin Berger Pdf

Traces the history of the development of the artificial heart, including experimentation with animal and human heart transplants, and discusses the psychological and ethical issues surrounding their use.