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Transplant
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A personal story of a heart transplant in November of 1994 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and the William S. Middleton Veteran's Hospital in Madison.
http://www.radiks.net/rlhelm/
Information for patients, family and friends including evaluation, waiting, medication, diet and other resources.
http://www.temple.edu/heartfailure/html/heart_transplant.html
Topics covered are who is a candidate for transplant, how it is done, complications, the survival rate for heart transplants and a number to help find a doctor.
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/heart/surg02.htm
An interview by Sean Henahan with heart transplant authority Dr. Mehmet Oz on the state of the art of the artificial heart, including LVADs and the new Abiocor implant.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/ozpage1.html
Graphic narrative shows the self-contained AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart, how it's implanted, and how it compares to the failed artificial hearts in the past.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/artificial-heart.htm
Information on heart disease and heart transplantation, immunology and how to be a proactive participant in one's health care.
http://www.hearttransplant.com
Personal account of a heart transplant in 1997, before, during and after the procedure.
http://www.geocities.com/ehtlibahunt/transplant.html
Hahnemann University Hospital offers the AbioCor implantable artificial heart.
http://hahnemannheart.com
Programs for end-stage cardiac disease, artificial hearts and heart transplant.
http://www.cpmc.org/heart
A list of medicare approved heart, lung, heart-lung, and liver transplant centers is provided.
http://www.hcfa.gov/medicare/tranplan.htm
In depth look at heart transplants, from qualifying till after the surgery and going home and life after. Real-life stories and links.
http://www.chfpatients.com/tx/transplant.htm
Personal experiences of Doug Fredlund who received a new heart in 1996, after having the longest wait for a transplant on a HeartMate LVAD at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
http://Doug.BassGuitar.com/heart.htm