Using an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator ECMO, the doctors successfully restarted blood circulation in her abdominal organs, even after her heart had stopped and she had been declared dead five ...

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Combining two types of heart scan techniques could help doctors to detect the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear. Combining ...

Use of a new method of organ procurement that aims to preserve circulation to organs such as the heart and intestine after inducing brain death should be paused, the American College of Physicians ...

A gold-standard clinical trial suggests that "reanimating" donated hearts is a viable strategy for expanding the pool of potential heart donors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

It takes only minutes after ischemia (insufficient blood supply) for cellular processes such as intracellular acidosis and swelling to develop, triggering injury to membranes and organelles. The end ...

A woman's blood circulation was restarted after death for organ donation, marking a first in Asia at Manipal Hospital.

Vivian Ott is a scientist in the Center for Cell Cultivation Techniques at the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, led by Professor Ing. Regine Eibl, PhD. Her work focuses on the development, ...

Performing a pioneering procedure, Doctors at a Delhi hospital saved multiple lives after restoring the blood circulation of a 55-year-old woman after her death, making her organs viable for donation.