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Heart heals itself
Heart heals itself....amazing!
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mans-failing-heart-heals-itself-day-emergency-transplant-100256688--abc-news-health.html
After nearly three weeks, a heart was found. The good news was followed by bad, though: tests revealed he had contracted a blood infection. Doctors said he probably would not survive the transplant surgery.
About an hour later, one of his doctors noticed something strange - his blood pressure was going up, something that would be impossible if his body was only receiving blood through the machine.
"His heart started working again on its own," Dr. Um told ABC. "The left side of his heart was pumping blood again. The right side was still weak, so we slowly eased him off the machine. At this point, he was in pretty good shape."
Dr. Um said this was the first time one of his patients has been on an external heart-lung machine for this long before his heart started beating again.
About an hour later, one of his doctors noticed something strange - his blood pressure was going up, something that would be impossible if his body was only receiving blood through the machine.
"His heart started working again on its own," Dr. Um told ABC. "The left side of his heart was pumping blood again. The right side was still weak, so we slowly eased him off the machine. At this point, he was in pretty good shape."
Dr. Um said this was the first time one of his patients has been on an external heart-lung machine for this long before his heart started beating again.
