| If your heart can not make you get through this | | | | attack patients with these conditions. Abiomed Inc. is |
| month, if you do not have other methods of | | | | trying to get a "humanitarian device exemption" to |
| treatment, if you would very much like to read the | | | | sell their products. |
| world slower to catch, are you willing to accept a | | | | Many experts have expressed concern that this new |
| fully artificial heart. U.S. Food and Drug Administration | | | | technology, because some patients after the |
| (FDA) scientists in the 23 through the intense | | | | operation experienced tremendous pain. Abiomed said |
| discussion, very difficult to make a choice: they | | | | it produce such a dramatic impact for reasons not |
| refused to recommend the use of this totally artificial | | | | yet clear, it may be because the heart of the original |
| heart. | | | | set of flow patterns caused by changes. They need |
| By the Abiomed's AbioCor artificial heart company | | | | further research to find a suitable transplant patients, |
| has been in the 14 patients were also tested. 2 of | | | | also can try with medicine. |
| which died in the operating table, the rest will live an | | | | At least two families, therefore the revenue |
| average of 5 months or so, but about half of them in | | | | As mentioned above survived 17 months of Tom, he |
| the final years of illness suffered relentless torture, | | | | was 71 years old. To live this in his 17 months, he |
| some of which even in loss of brain function in most | | | | saw his great-granddaughter's birth, and he also came |
| cases, spend the last years. Only one patient is lucky, | | | | home with the family members together and had a |
| his success to live for 17 months, and finally died due | | | | wonderful Thanksgiving. |
| to wear artificial heart. His family told the FDA | | | | Another winner is the first transplant patients, |
| officials in the heart with their extension of time is | | | | 59-year-old RobertTool. His wife Carol said: In his last |
| priceless. | | | | five months, left me with unforgettable memories. I |
| But FDA scientists to consider is: Is it worth risking | | | | am very fortunate that he accepted the transplant. |
| the danger of under great pain to extend the time. | | | | Of course, longer and for their families who are not |
| Scientists disagree. From the University of Texas Dr. | | | | enough. |
| ClydeYancey not worth the risk, while those from | | | | But there is also a widow of the transplant is not |
| Columbia University, Dr. JudahWeinberger this gives | | | | satisfied, she thinks a doctor before the transplant |
| rise to hope, hope is priceless. | | | | and its side effects is not fully informed, so they are |
| FDA scientists usually follow the recommendation, but | | | | very sorry took part in the experiment. She |
| this has yet to be conclusive. FDA's Executive | | | | therefore is preparing to sue. |
| JulieSwain said: "This is really a hard choice." She | | | | Abiomed's chief research officer (CSO) RobertKung |
| hopes to extend the AbioCor artificial heart in human | | | | said he very much hope that FDA approval of |
| life, not extend the time for people to die. | | | | AbioCor can be sold. So that they can be authorized |
| AbioCor artificial heart different from previous | | | | in 10 hospitals in the transplant surgery, so that they |
| products is that it is a mechanical Heart Do not need | | | | get more information to improve treatment. |
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