Heart transplantation

There is no specific treatment for primary restrictive cardiomyopathy; the main goal is to treat the heart failure symptoms caused by restrictive cardiomyopathy. With secondary types of restrictive cardiomyopathy like amyloidosis and sarcoidosis however, the underlying diseases can be treated. The backbone treatments for restrictive cardiomyopathy include diuretics, vasodilators, ACE inhibitors and anticoagulation therapies. Beta blockers help to improve ventricular relaxation and diastolic…

have shown that renal ischemia - reperfusion injury in addition to kidney tissue, will also be affected distant organs such as the brain (3), lung (4), liver(5) and heart (6). The susceptibility of tissue to ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major obstacle to both reperfusion after an infarct and successful organ transplantation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) play an important role in mediating cell damage during IRI(7, 8).…

Organ Transplants Doctors have been performing organ transplants since the year 1954. Organ transplantation is a very difficult task and requires a lot of training, skill, and patience. The first recorded organ transplant was performed on December 23, 1954, it was performed on twin brothers, Ronald and Richard Herrick. The doctor that performed this surgery was Dr. Joseph Murray. He was the Nobel winner for performing the first ever kidney transplant, and he died at the age of 93. Since then…

Ghost Hearts Doris A. Taylor, inventor/creator of the ghost hearts constantly harvest organs from the newly dead by re-engineering them. Doris is the director of the regenerative Medicine Research for the center of Cell and Organ Biotechnology at the Texas Heart Institute. Dr. Taylor worked on methods of decellularization and in 2008 she perfected the method. Decellularization is taking all the cells out of the organ leaving it with the lipids, sugar, and proteins. Ghost heart or a ghost-like…

some ways organ and body donation can benefit society. About 120,000 Americans are currently waiting for an organ transplant (Paulson). Those 120,000 Americans need organs in order to live. According to the Mayo Clinic Staff, organ donation for transplantation allows a second chance at life for patients in a critical situation (Mayo Clinic Staff). By donating organs,…

(the organ recipient). Transplantation is necessary because the organ recipient’s organ(s) have either failed or been damaged by a fatal disease or injury. Information gathered from a government-funded website, organdonor.gov states the organs and tissues can be donated living or dead, but organs must be obtained 60 minutes after death and tissues 24 hours after death. The organs that can be donated are; hearts, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, liver,…

very captivating to me. As many of you may know, heart attacks are fatal occurrences that typically result in the death of part of a heart muscle. Recent studies at John Hopkins Medical Hospital have shown that a special sticky protein, gel that they created can help stem cells stay in or on rat hearts and restore their metabolism after transplantation. This discovery has given a new way and hope for researchers to heal the human hearts after heart attacks. This research started with the problem…

[Hypothetical situation, Rhetorical questions]The news is not good: your heart is failing and you need a transplant, but organs are scarce and the wait is long. It is likely that your heart will wear out before a human replacement can be found. Would you consider a pig’s heart? Good Morning Madam Speaker, Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, Members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen. My Name is Dr Jasmine Lane and I am the head of the Xenotransplantation unit from The National Health and…

Cardiomyopathy is an unhealthy heart muscle that can't work or contract satisfactorily. Cardiomyopathy leads to the failure of the heart muscle to address the requirements of the body for oxygen-rich blood and evacuation of carbon dioxide and other wastes. There are numerous reasons for cardiomyopathy, yet the final outcome is a heart that is frail and can't keep up a normal discharge part or cardiovascular activity. Symptoms: There may be no symptoms or signs at the beginning of cardiomyopathy.…

Have you ever wondered if a human could function without a heart? A heart is one of the most important organs in a human body. It provides the body with oxygen, nutrients, blood, and most importantly, it is what allows us to live. But, what if there was a way that we could create hearts using technology? Technology is a developing factor that has drastically influenced today's society in several ways. Although a heart and technology are two very separate things, they can come together through a…