5Bontempo

Travis Bontempo Human Phys. Period 5


 * 1) The Future of Medicine - The No Pulse Heart **

The article that I read is about an artificial heart. This artificial heart is different from others though, for it has no pulse. The heart has no heart beat when you put a stethoscope up to it you get no heartbeat. The name of this artificial heart is called the HeartMate II. It was created by Dr. Bud Frazier and the help of Dr. Billy Cohn.  The HeartMate II had been designed to assist the heart, not replace it, in this case it seemed to be doing all the work not just helping the left ventricle push oxygenated blood to the body, but pushing the blood hard enough to flow through the body, then back through the useless heart to the lungs, through the useless heart again, and into the pump to complete the loop and begin the process all over again. The first person they installed the heart left the hospital and didn't return until eight months later to check in. The reason why he didn't come back was because he felt perfectly fine and healthy. I think that this heart is an incredible invention and a great substitute for heart attacks. With this heart, you can basically reverse heart failure. What is good about this artificial heart is that the FDA approved it already and so t he hearts of some 11,000 people worldwide have gotten it installed. The HeartMate II sees to show very good signs in the future for saving people of heart attacks or suffering heart failure.