Web Directory

» Heart Failure & Transplant at California Pacific Medical Center
   Programs for end-stage cardiac disease, artificial hearts and heart transplant.
   http://www.cpmc.org/heart

» 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.
   http://www.hearttransplant.com

» 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.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/artificial-heart.htm

» NHS Choices: Heart Transplant
   Provides information on this operation to replace a diseased heart with a healthy organ from a donor who has died. Includes information on preparation, how the transplant is performed, risks and recovery.
   http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heart-transplant/

» NHS Choices: Heart-Lung Transplant
   Provides information on this major surgical procedure. Includes information on why the operation may be necessary, how the transplant is performed, risks and recovery.
   http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Heart-lung-transplant/

» 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.
   http://www.nhc.com.sg/

» 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.
   http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/ozpage1.html

» 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.
   http://www.chfpatients.com/tx/transplant.htm