Ypsilanti boy is state's first child to receive total artificial heart: ‘A Hail Mary’
On Sept. 6, 2024, Lev'Veon became the first child in Michigan to get a total artificial heart, and he is possibly the ...
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First Pediatric Heart Transplant On LI Performed At Cohen Children's: 'New Lease On Life'
In a milestone moment for medicine, a child is recovering with a brand-new heart following the first-ever pediatric heart ...
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Northwell team performs hospital’s 1st pediatric heart transplant
A team at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center performed its first pediatric heart transplant March 28.  It was also the first pediatric heart transplant to be ...
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US transplant agency opened safety investigation into Richmond VA's heart program
The investigation was opened shortly after the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported on the program’s suspension in September 2024 ...
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How Old Is Too Old for a Heart Bypass?
As with other bypass patients, Bakaeen has encouraged ... the risk of cognitive decline is low thanks to advances in heart-lung machines, anesthesia, and care before surgery, among other improvements.
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Open-heart bypass surgery and less invasive procedure show similar outcomes in heart disease study
CABG is open-heart surgery in which, in most cases, the heart is stopped, and a heart-lung machine takes over pumping ... Those assigned to CABG underwent bypass surgery. Those assigned to the ...