Czech survive 5 months without "heart
Seems to be a firefighter for the Czech, Jacob Halik, determined to write new chapters in the epic likeness medical, remained alive for the fifth consecutive month "without the heart muscle."The Halik (37) wounded a malignant heart tumor forced doctors to eradicate it with the installation of two pumps without valves, where one has the function of pumping blood to the aorta, while the other ensured function transfer blood to the lungs.Surgery was conducted in the third from last March and lasted a full seven hours, and make medical team made great efforts in order to accept the patient's body this UFO, with customized with the rest of the organs of the body to compensate for the absence of the heart and performs the same functions.The doctor Jan Burke that this is the first operation of its kind to achieve this success, where previously conducted surgery and a similar one in the U.S. state of Texas but patient died shortly afterwards.It is expected to take place the process of transferring the heart of Halik during a period ranging between six and nine months after reassuring to eliminate cancer cells.Burke expressed his pride in the process, stressing that it made a double effort to persuade the patient to the idea and reduce stress and anxiety suffered before surgery.For his part, Halik that he exercised his life naturally without feeling as "a man without a heart", also expressed his intention to return to his job as a firefighter in the near future.The patient noted the presence of people performed a heart transplant they were able to "run in marathons," which stimulated to start a more active life after the operation.
Seems to be a firefighter for the Czech, Jacob Halik, determined to write new chapters in the epic likeness medical, remained alive for the fifth consecutive month "without the heart muscle."The Halik (37) wounded a malignant heart tumor forced doctors to eradicate it with the installation of two pumps without valves, where one has the function of pumping blood to the aorta, while the other ensured function transfer blood to the lungs.Surgery was conducted in the third from last March and lasted a full seven hours, and make medical team made great efforts in order to accept the patient's body this UFO, with customized with the rest of the organs of the body to compensate for the absence of the heart and performs the same functions.The doctor Jan Burke that this is the first operation of its kind to achieve this success, where previously conducted surgery and a similar one in the U.S. state of Texas but patient died shortly afterwards.It is expected to take place the process of transferring the heart of Halik during a period ranging between six and nine months after reassuring to eliminate cancer cells.Burke expressed his pride in the process, stressing that it made a double effort to persuade the patient to the idea and reduce stress and anxiety suffered before surgery.For his part, Halik that he exercised his life naturally without feeling as "a man without a heart", also expressed his intention to return to his job as a firefighter in the near future.The patient noted the presence of people performed a heart transplant they were able to "run in marathons," which stimulated to start a more active life after the operation.
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