British Grandmother Julia Butterworth given ‘second chance’ after world-first heart valve operation
My grandmother was given a “second chance in life” after being manipulated in the world. Julia Butterworth, 53, replaced two valves in her heart in 2007 after doctors detected organ tweets. Despite being monitored, the four Grans underwent another surgery in 2022 to replace two more valves, with the third being considered “irreparable.” Julia Butterworth, […]
Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success | Health
A heart-failing Australian man has become the first in the world to leave the hospital with an all-artificial heart implant. Australian researchers and doctors behind the operation announced Wednesday that the implant was a “non-exempt clinical success” after the man lived on the device for more than 100 days before undergoing a donor heart transplant […]