Doug's Heart
Personal experiences of Doug Fredlund who holds the record for the longest wait for a transplant on a HeartMate LVAD at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
Hahnemann Heart
Hahnemann University Hospital offers the AbioCor implantable artificial heart.
Heart Failure & Transplant at California Pacific Medical Center
Programs for end-stage cardiac disease, artificial hearts and heart transplant.
Heart Transplant: A Patient's Perspective
Personal account of a heart transplant in 1997, before, during and after the procedure.
Heart Transplantation at Columbia University Department of Surgery
Information on heart disease and heart transplantation, immunology and how to be a proactive participant in one's health care.
HowStuffWorks: How Artificial Hearts Work
Graphic narrative shows the self-contained AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart, how it's implanted, and how it compares to the failed artificial hearts in the past.
MUSC Medical Center Heart Transplant Program
About the program as well as patient education, heart failure management and a support group.
National Heart Center of Singapore
A discussion about how a transplant is done, who might get one, how donors are found and life after a transplant.
Newsmaker Interview- Artificial Heart
An interview by Sean Henahan with heart transplant authority Dr. Mehmet Oz on the state of the art of the artificial heart, including LVADs and the new Abiocor implant.
Richard Helm
A personal story of a heart transplant in November of 1994 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and the William S. Middleton Veteran's Hospital in Madison.
Temple's Heart Failure & Transplant Center
Information for patients, family and friends including evaluation, waiting, medication, diet and other resources.
The Straight Story
In depth look at heart transplants, from qualifying till after the surgery and going home and life after. Real-life stories and links.
University of Michigan Health System
Topics covered are who is a candidate for transplant, how it is done, complications, the survival rate for heart transplants and a number to help find a doctor.
