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When does the heart no longer pump as it should?
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When a person has heart failure
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Why is heart failure a growing problem?
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People who used to die from heart attacks now survive, but are left with damaged hearts. Often, the heart is oversized, not because the cardiac wall is stronger, but because it's sagging and swollen
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What do treatments of heart failure include?
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Wrapping the heart in a supportive fabric sheath to prevent further expansion or the use of an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) to automatically shock the heart so it returns to a normal rhythm.
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How many heart transplants are done each year?
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2200
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What are 3 alternatives to a heart transplant? And what does this alternative do?
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LVAD left ventricular assist device, this is a mechanical pump, inserted into the abdomen, with an external power source, that passes blood from the L ventricle, through a tube, and then pumps it on to the aorta.
Jarvik 2000: a pump inserted inside the L ventricle TAH: total artificial heart |
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What is injected into the heart to see if new cardiac muscle can develop?
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BONE MARROW! AHA!
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When the dr's insert a small tube in the groin and guide it up to the heart,then insert a second tube for a different function? what is the tube called and what procedure is being done?
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a catheter, coronary angioplasty
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What is a coronary angiogram?
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catheter into the artery, then guide the catheter up to her heart. Injecting dye through the catheter makes her coronary arteries show up on x-ray, so we can see where the arteries are blocked.
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What does the dr. recommend Louise to take after her surgery? Why would he make this recommendation?
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take blood thinners every day, or a clot could form.
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HOw long can a donor heart typically survive?
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4 hours
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What would be taken into consideration for potential heart transplant patients?
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near the transplant center, the greatest need, blood types match, heart the right size, how much time has the candidate been on the waiting list.
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One evaluated to be potential heart transplant patients, what is the candidate placed on?
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a national registry
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