TeachableMedicalNews article 07282019
Teachable moment in classrooms:
- cardiovascular system chapter – importance of the heart’s functioning
- cardiovascular system chapter – importance of heart valves, myocardium, conduction system for proper heart function
- cardiovascular system chapter – devices that replace faulty parts of the heart, or the entire heart in patients
This article is the work of Mallory Riggs.
Can a practical artificial heart fit in a backpack?
The news item:
The use of an artificial heart in a backpack was reported by Express website:
Mother carries heart in rucksack following severe heart failure
THANKS to her amazing rucksack Selwa Hussain is celebrating the New Year her family feared she would never see.
The article reports on Selwa, a law school graduate, a wife and a mother, who has a portable artificial heart. The article describes her symptoms that lead to the diagnosis of heart failure. The article states that a heart transplant wasn’t an option for her, so she was connected to an artificial heart, and eventually she received a portable version of it.