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How Is It Possible To Preform A Heart Transplant Without The Patient Dying?

How is it possible to preform a heart transplant without the patient dying? So what constitutes Life? The Heart or the Brain Or both together.
Sat, 19 Dec 2009
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They hook you up to a heart machine. It does the work of your heart while the procedure is performed.
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How Is It Possible To Preform A Heart Transplant Without The Patient Dying?

They hook you up to a heart machine. It does the work of your heart while the procedure is performed.