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Girl's Heart Regenerates With Artificial Assist

Posted by kdawson on from the all-heart dept.

Socguy writes with news about a 15-year-old girl who has become the first Canadian to have an artificial heart removed after her own heart healed itself. "Doctors at the Stollery Children's hospital implanted the Berlin Heart, a portable mechanical device that keeps blood pumping in an ailing heart, so she could survive until a transplant became available. But over the next few months, Melissa's overall condition improved dramatically, and her heart muscle regained much of its strength. After 146 days on the Berlin Heart, Melissa underwent surgery to have the device removed."

6 of 184 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Let forth... by siyavash · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, the joke would be too cruel. For god sake, somebody think of the children! :p

  2. Melissa Dorothy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, her old artificial heart is to be given to her closest friend.

  3. Maybe by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe her heart didn't regenerate. Maybe she just has two, because she's a klingon.

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    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
    1. Re:Maybe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...or a timelord?

  4. House M.D. by Antarius · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gregory House, eat your heart out! Er, wait...

  5. Re:Let forth...Pffaaa! by somersault · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meh - as long as he has decent boobs too then it's okay

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    which is totally what she said