That is extraordinary information. Thanks for posting this!

Eesh, I can only imagine the technology we'll have in the next 50 years...

What is most amazing to me is that they were able to inhibit the bodies immune response from rejecting this external blood treatment for all that time.
That isn't easy with all the antibodies etc, in any individuals blood.

If they are able to do that, then perhaps people undergoing cardiac bypass surgery, will have a better outcome.
Many patients, up to 30% suffer complications (ranging from blood clots, strokes, brain damage to simple memory and personality changes),
during the bypass procedure.

I am hoping medical science has learnt something from this acheivement, that they are able to transistion into the already available 'routine' procedures that aren't perfect.

This is fabalous. I really cant believe it. I think all of black ops secret technology should be given to the medical field for break throughs.


star & flag

I'm amazed with todays technology that we don't have better artificial organs, especially a heart. Its a frigging souped up sump pump.

hehe...

I always knew some girls just had no heart...


Amazing story though...

Even in things we think we know about, we are still surprised all the time

Well, maybe the little girl in the UK who has decided to die rather than have a heart transplant will have another choice now. One reason for her decision was the risk of transplant rejection and lifelong medication. This is good news indeed.