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FDA panel rejects artificial heart
The first fully implantable artificial heart hasn't yet proved its promise, say government advisers worried that most of the few recipients so far suffered serious side effects for little gain.


Woman's heart beats strong after rare procedure
A 45-year-old patient awaiting an emergency heart transplant was successfully weaned off an artificial heart pump in what officials said was the first such procedure performed in the United States.


FDA may smooth path for artificial heart
Makers of first totally implanted device seek exemption from conducting large trials.


Anyone who had a heart...
What's it like to live with an artificial heart? We talked to the first man to have one fitted - five years after his operation.


Man Has Heart Valve Implanted Through Leg Vein
A team of Michigan cardiologists has become the first to install an artificial heart valve in a patient by feeding the device through a leg vein rather than by opening the chest, The New York Times reported ...


Patient Weaned Off Artificial Heart Pump (AP)
AP - A 45-year-old patient awaiting an emergency heart transplant was successfully weaned off an artificial heart pump in an operation that doctors said gives them hope that such devices may one day be seen as temporary.

Featured First Artificial Heart sites:

1. Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Ohio State University
OSU Cardiothoracic Surgery Milestones 1958 First Open Heart Surgery 1959 First Heart Valve Surgery 1969 First Coronary Bypass Surgery 1986 First Heart Transplant 1988 First Artificial Heart 1990 ...
http://www.ohioheartsurgery.com/milestones.htm

2. Celebrating our 40th Anniversary, CITGO Timeline - The 1980s
... 1982 First artificial heart implanted. 1982 Takeover battle with Mesa Petroleum continues; merger attempt with Gulf Oil Corporation fails. Occidental Petroleum purchases Cities Service. 1982 MTV ...
http://www.citgo.com/Abou ...ITGOTimeline1980s.jsp

3. 1980(Page 11)
... 1982 - Princess Grace of Monaco, killed in a car accident - Tylenol capsules lased with cyanide, killed 7 people - first artificial heart replacement. 1983 - Nazi war crimmal, Klaus Barbie, arrested ...
http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/1980.html

4. Research And Teaching
... The many achievements to date include: First use of penicillin in Victoria First use of dialysis in Australia Australiaís first hip replacement Australiaís first artificial heart implant More than ...
http://www.alfred.org.au/ ...-teaching_1_2_24.html

5. An Online Resource Directory
... Most notably was the first artificial heart. It was designed and developed at the University of Utah and the first artificial heart transplant took place in the universityís medical center. A little ...
http://www.relocate-ameri ...states/UT/hilites.htm

6. An Odd View Since 1982 The All New Jerry Travis dot com (Home of the Magical...
http://www.jerrytravis.com/

7. ipedia.com: 1983 Article
http://www.ipedia.com/1983.html

8. ••• 1980 •••
... NAB Home Shopping Network launched First artificial heart transplant by DR. William de Vries Falklands War State of emergency declared in Nicaragua Israel invades Lebanon expels PLO from Beirut First ...
http://www.101010.it/storiagrafica/1980.html

9. Article about "1983" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004
http://fixedreference.org ...040424/wikipedia/1983

10. Netter Medical Images - Frank Netter
... Dr. William Devries asked Netter to be present at the first artificial heart transplant, a procedure that Netter illustrated in full detail. Dr. Netter also developed a variety of unusual medical art ...
http://www.netterimages.com/artist/netter.htm

11. PBS - Scientific American Frontiers:Affairs of the Heart:Searching for a Sub...
... Dr. Denton Cooley of Baylor Medical College in Texas implanted the first artificial heart into an Illinois man. The two-chambered device functioned much like a natural heart with one big exception. It ...
http://www.pbs.org/saf/11 ...atures/substitute.htm

12. Collectible Meals
<-- Back to Library Robert Tools Ö first artificial heart recipient Mr. Tools was the first recipient of the artificial heart. In the aftermath of the 9/11 bombings, his used his first public ...
http://www.collectiblemeals.com/library/Tools.php

13. lowfashion galleries: nathan beach: isaac shelby
... Designers of the first artificial heart, looking for a long-life flexible material, selected the polymer used in women's girdles -- it's still used today, 29 years later. Ten minutes prior to the ...
http://www.lowfashion.com .../03_isaac_shelby&id=0

14. Boy Scout Troop 171 - History of the BSA
... Cal. William Devries - MD, transplanted first artificial heart Michael Dukakis - former governor of Massachusetts Arthur Eldred - First Eagle Scout Gerald Ford - U.S. President (1st Eagle to be pres ...
http://www.troop171.org/history/index.cfm

15. Roshan Pakistan, Health Issues, Diabetes, Aids, Anthrax, Artifical Heart, Vi...
... On July 2, 2001, heart failure patients were given new hope as surgeons at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, performed the first artificial heart transplant in nearly two decades. More ...
http://www.roshanpakistan.com/web-magzine/Health/

16. Georges de Mestral, LLS4 - MSAD50
... yards of Velcro per year. Most of you donít know Velcro was used for many things like it helped hold a human heart together during the first artificial heart surgery. Back to Invention Convention
http://www.msad50.org/lls/invent/gdemestral.html

17. Connecticut Moving. All American Moving & Storage of NYC.
http://www.allamericanmov ...nnecticut_moving.html

18. Heart of the Problem - Search for New and Used Student Books at FacultyOfChr...
... L. Skinner The Heart Is a Little to the Left: Essays on Public Morality Written by William Sloane Coffin Robert Jarvik & the First Artificial Heart Written by John Bankston Basics of Heart Failure: A ...
http://facultyofchristian ...t_of_the_Problem.html

19. american history collections
... Highlights are the first artificial heart to be implanted in a human, a very early Roentgen x-ray tube, the first whole-body CT scanner, materials related to David (the "Bubble Boy") and the first ...
http://www.si.edu/collections/nmah.htm

20. Yale University School of Medicine | Clinical Care
... in. Yale doctors designed the first artificial heart pump and the first insulin infusion pump for diabetes, and it was here that the polio virus was isolated and its means of transmission established ...
http://facts.med.yale.edu/clinical.html

21. cooltech.iafrica.com | tech news | archive | february World's first artifici...
... Mon, 07 Nov 2005 You are in: Cooltech > Tech News > Archive > February MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY World's first artificial heart by Luke Tagg Thu, 01 Feb 2001 The US Food and Drug Administration has ...
http://cooltech.iafrica.c ...e/february/201291.htm

22. TVNow TV Then by Steven Lance
... But, without question my very favorite Pooh character was the bubbly, bouncy slightly lisping feline, Tigger, who was voiced by the inventor of the first artificial heart. Then again, you may now him ...
http://www.tv-now.com/lance/pooh.htm

23. NIACC History
... market Vietnam War Memorial dedicated Pacman is popular video game Barney Clark receives first artificial heart Administration Building is complete Drill team forms Doc Severinsen and band XEBRON ...
http://www.niacc.cc.ia.us/general/histhigh.html

24. Surgeons - definition of Surgeons by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus a...
... De Bakey, Michael Ellis De Bakey - United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908) Gorgas, William Crawford Gorgas - United States Army ...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Surgeons

25. Howstuffworks "How Artificial Hearts Work"
... Photo courtesy Abiomed The AbioCor is the first artificial heart to be used in nearly two decades. Until recently, the only option for many severe heart failure patients has been heart transplants ...
http://science.howstuffwo .../artificial-heart.htm

26. Crafts : Artists / Crafters : Papa's Paintings : Home & Garden Television
... As a research scientist, Fry patented the first artificial heart, but in his eighth decade, he has become one of America's most popular and collectible folk artists. Figure B--Fry was a builder. He ...
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ ..._3228_1388839,00.html

27. http://www.dontquoteme.com/events/InventorQuotes.html
... Robert Jarvik (first artificial heart) ìWhen you can do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." -- George Washington Carver (numerous agricultural ...

28. Organs probe - four years on
... organs news Hurling a major cause of hand fractures New organ retention law for UK First artificial heart op planned Organs: Dept accused of 'misleading' parents Further delay in Dunne ...
http://www.irishhealth.co ....html?level=4&id=6055

29. - Research! Louisville 2003
... He was the first artificial heart patient to return home. Christerson lived with his heart for 17 months before he died on February 7, 2003. The team also performed the worlds first AbioCor Heart ...
http://www.researchlouisville.org/2003/keynote.htm

30. Keystone Area Council - Eagle Scouts
... Jr. President & CEO of Weyerhaeuser Company Sam Walton Founder of Wal-Mart William Devries MD, transplanted first artificial heart Michael Dukakis former governor of Massachusetts Arthur Eldred First ...
http://www.keystonebsa.org/SCOUTS/eagle_scouts.htm

31. time man of the year
... It was also a year in which the first artificial heart began pumping life inside a dying man's chest, a year in which millions cheered the birth of cherubic Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of ...
http://www.thocp.net/reference/manoftheyear.htm

32. FDA Approves First Artificial Heart to Keep People Alive Until Transplant Av...
... FDA Approves First Artificial Heart to Keep People Alive Until Transplant Available Oct. 19, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday announced approval of a partial artificial heart ...
http://www.seniorjournal. .../4-10-19TempHeart.htm

33. Random Thoughts of Steve Blake » Birthdays
... The discovery of oil transformed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into one of the richest nations on earth Alexis Carrel and Charles Lindbergh develop the first artificial heart. The Boulder Dam, which ...
http://www.whatiz.com/?cat=24

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/artificial-heart.htm

35. Wine By Category
... William de Vries performs the first artificial heart operation in human history Colour 45% Vintage 1982 Bottle 70cl Price £56.25 Qty Domaine de Lasgraves, Armagnac 1980 1980 - Philips invents the CD ...
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36. Planet Funds - Article -
... NEWS The first artificial heart without threads - (New life ..) - NEWS Longevity genes - (New life ..) - NEWS New hope for diabetics - (New life ..) - NEWS - (New life ..) - NEWS New discovery: the ...
http://www.planetfunds.co ...art_bygen.asp?idgen=5

37. The History and Views of Twins Days
... Barney Clark receives the first artificial heart in a human, while Sly Stallone stars in the blockbuster "First Blood". Fireworks were added to this year's program in response to overwhelming ...
http://www.twinsdays.org/history.html

38. Bob Greenberger: In Memorium
... He was always credited for helping do work on the first artificial heart but the New York Times obit credits him with 30 patents. He was a businessman who got into a dispute with Metromedia, which ...
http://bgb.malibulist.com ...5/06/in_memorium.html

39. MLMI 2005 - Invited speakers
... Variants of these displays allowed the world to see Neil Armstrong's foot land on the moon 36 years ago this month; and the doctors to monitor key vital signs for the world's first artificial heart ...
http://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/mlmi05/invspeakers.html

40. 1982: AT&T Breakup, Falklands War
... December 2: Barney Clark receives the first artificial heart transplant in Salt Lake City. He lives for three months. Prime Minister Thatcher of England is welcomed by Secretary of State Alexander ...
http://www.awesome80s.com ...ome80s/Timeline/1982/

41. washingtonpost.com: Artificial Heart Implant Leads to Suit Over Consent Process
http://www.washingtonpost ...ov29?language=printer

42. Continuum, Spring 2001
... She served on one of the stateís first cardiothoracic nursing teams, and was a nurse for the worldís first artificial-heart recipient, Barney Clark, in 1982. During the next 10 hours, Kessel will ...
http://www.alumni.utah.ed ...spring01/hospital.htm

43. Daily Bible Study - Tidings
... 1969: The first artificial heart was implanted into human. 1974: Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record which had stood since 1935. 1992: PLO terrorist leader Yasser Arafat ...
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2005/20050408.htm

44. Des Moines Historical Society Time Line Page
... Barney Clark, who received the first artificial heart transplant. Bordered on the west by the Puget Sound, the community has always had a maritime orientation, serving as a focal point for the area ...
http://www.dmhs.org/timeline/history.html

45. Headlines Index
... different in women Drug-coated stents a breakthrough for angioplasty Artificial heart recipient speaks Canada's first heart pump implant performed Top blood pressure number better risk ...
http://www.canoe.ca/Health/index_h.html