Britain’s six heart transplant units face the reality of closure as the number of transplants has decreased by 46 per cent in the last ten years, report some doctors.
Congestive Heart Failure (Congestive Cardiac Failure) Current Management
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition in which the heart fails to work adequately as a pump that can deliver oxygen rich blood to the body.
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition in which the heart fails to work adequately as a pump that can deliver oxygen rich blood to the body.
Heart transplants for children are done in Harefield and Newcastle as well as in Great Ormond Street.
Guy MacGowan, a consultant cardiologist at the Freeman Hospital, the lead author of the report, has written about a couple of units closing down, although he has not specified which. The difficulty in getting donor hearts has brought down the number of surgeries done each year.
About Transplantation
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
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Heart attack usually occurs when a clot blocks the blood supply to the heart. If not treated, it can lead to death. Here are must know facts on heart attacks.
Heart attack usually occurs when a clot blocks the blood supply to the heart. If not treated, it can lead to death. Here are must know facts on heart attacks.
