Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Heart In A Box: Beating Heart Technology at UCLA could revolutionize field of heart transplantation


Researchers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center have built a machine that keeps a heart designated for transplantation active. Using this machine increases the amount of time that the organ can remain outside of a human body but still suitable for a transplant.

Skip ahead to 1:05 in the video to see the super freaky cool scene of the heart beating in the life support machine.

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