The Artificial Heart: Prototypes, Policies, and Patients
A significant medical event is expected in 1992: the first human use of a fully implantable, long-term cardiac assist device. This timely volume reviews the artificial heart program - and in particular, the National Institutes of Health's major investment - raising important questions. The volume includes: consideration of the artificial heart versus heart transplantation and other approaches to treating end-stage heart disease, keeping in mind the different outcomes and costs of these treatments; a look at human issues, including the number of people who may require the artificial heart, patient quality of life, and other ethical and societa…
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Weitere Autoren: Division of Health Care Services / Committee to Evaluate the Artificial Hea
- ISBN: 978-0-309-04532-2
- EAN: 9780309045322
- Produktnummer: 1565565
- Verlag: Natl Academy Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
- Masse: H23.9 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.5 cm 676 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 676
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John R. Hogness and Malin VanAntwerp, Editors; Committee to Evaluate the Artificial Heart Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Division of Health Care Services
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