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Heart Corset to Reduce Congestive Heart Failure

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the suck-in-that-ventricle dept.

Scientists have designed a new "heart-reinforcing corset" to help combat congestive heart failure. While there isn't a large degree of understanding of the condition, many believe that the heart expands in order to pump more blood as a reaction to damage or valve problems. This expansion generally exacerbates the problem, so the new reinforcing band is attempting to control the expansion of the heart thereby reducing the chance of failure.

4 of 89 comments (clear)

  1. Unforseen side-effect by TBedsaul · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now your heart looks like a slut.

    Alternate punch line:
    Now your heart looks like it belongs in the band Heart.

  2. rebuilding by blahlazer · · Score: 3, Funny

    this will go great with my brain heatsink.

  3. About Time by dazedNconfuzed · · Score: 2, Funny

    Humorous to some, good news to others.
    I've been waiting for an advancement like this.
    Time to see my cardiologist.

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  4. Question asked by my wife... by jackpot777 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...does this make my heart look fat?

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