artificial heart
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
artificial heart see heart, artificial .
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Artificial heart: the debate goes on.
Science News; 2/22/1986; 462 words
; ... tehtered to a bulky power source during that time, hs company is working on a battery-powered device worn in a vest, he told SCIENCE NEWS after the meeting. A completely internal power source would have to be nuclear, and such a device is unlikely to be accepted ...
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ARTIFICIAL HEART FOCUS IS SHIFTED
The Boston Globe; 5/14/1988; Larry Tye, Globe Staff; 726 words
; The federal government remains solidly committed to the dream of an artificial heart, and is confident a recent shift in tactics can make it come true sooner, a National Institutes of Health official said yesterday. That endorsement followed widespread reports Thursday that after 24 years of
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ABIOMED GETS OK TO TEST AN IMPLANTABLE ARTIFICIAL HEART
The Boston Globe; 1/31/2001; Raja Mishra, Globe Staff; 387 words
; ... Administration means that five patients can be implanted with the experimental artificial heart, called the AbioCor Replacement Heart. The news sent Abiomed's stock up 26 percent, to $23.06 from $4.69 per share on 18 times the share's normal volume. Abiomed will test the ...
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Analysis: Doctors implant first fully self-contained artificial heart into unidentified patient on Monday
Morning Edition (NPR); 7/4/2001; BOB EDWARDS; 593 words
; ... year. KNOX: More than most new technologies, Annas says, the artificial heart will raise the question: Who should get it when millions can' t count on basic health care? Richard Knox, NPR News, Boston. EDWARDS: The time is 21 minutes before the hour.
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Scientists Look Beyond the Artificial Heart; Devices to Aid Damaged Organs Are on the Way
The Washington Post; 1/16/1990; Larry Thompson; 787 words
; The world's only artificial total heart is now out of circulation. Even before the Food and Drug Administration officially stopped further use of the artificial heart last week, the research spotlight had already shifted to alternative devices that can take over some of the functions of a failed
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