Items Tagged ‘Artificial Heart’
January 4, 2013
Phoenix-Area Organ Recipients Honor Donors in Rose Parade
Okeke, a husband and father of three, made news when he became the first patient in the country to be discharged from the hospital with an artificial heart in May 2010. The 13-pound heart, known as the “Freedom Driver” by the staff at the Mayo Clinic, replaced the 400-pound device that had kept Okeke alive, […]
Tags: Arizona Republic, Artificial Heart, Freedom Driver, heart transplant
January 4, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
January 4, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the Newsis a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations […]
Tags: A.L.S., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Arizona Republic, Artificial Heart, BodyGuardian, Cardiology, Charles Okeke, CNN, dementia, doctor burnout, Dr Charles Bruce, Dr. Colin West
January 4, 2013
Phoenix-Area Organ Recipients Honor Donors in Rose Parade
Okeke, a husband and father of three, made news when he became the first patient in the country to be discharged from the hospital with an artificial heart in May 2010. The 13-pound heart, known as the “Freedom Driver” by the staff at the Mayo Clinic, replaced the 400-pound device that had kept Okeke alive, […]
Tags: Arizona Republic, Artificial Heart, Freedom Driver, organ donation, organ transplant
May 14, 2012
Minnesota’s First Man To Live Without A Heart
It’s easy to forget to re-charge our cell phones, or iPads, but what if your life relied on a battery? For one patient at the Mayo Clinic, his lifeline is a plastic, rechargeable heart. Alvin Carter carries around this backpack at all times…Carter was diagnosed with a disease called amyloidosis two months ago, a condition […]
Tags: Amyloidosis, Artificial Heart, Dr. Lyle Joyce, WCCO
April 13, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
April 13, 2012 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations oestreich.karl@mayo.edu […]
Tags: alzheimer's disease, Artificial Heart, CNBC, Dr. Charles Adler, Dr. Jerry Brewer, Dr. Lyle Joyce, Dr. Ron Peterson, Los Angeles Times, melanoma, MPR News, Pioneer Press, Skin Cancer Foundation