This revolutionary procedure is called emergency preservation and recitation (EPR). ... Once the patient has met the criteria the surgical team will insert an arterial catheter into the descending thoracic aorta. ... The surgically team then has one hour to locate and repair the injured areas. ... The test results will then be compared to another group of ten individuals who met the criteria, but were not treated due to the surgical team not being present. ... The clinical study will then test the refined procedure on another ten individuals. ...

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For the donation of bone marrow, the physicians surgically take a part of the bone marrow from the back of the donors pelvic bone. After the procedure is complete all that is left is to recover which takes about a day. ... The physician conducts many exams before starting the transplant procedure. A very good and experienced medical team is also an essential part of the procedure. ... Hopefully there will continue to be stem cell research to make the procedure better for future patients. ...

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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital heart defects are heart problems present at birth. They happen when the heart does not develop normally before birth. About 8 out of every 1,000 infants are born with one or more heart or circulatory problems. Doctors usually do not know the cause of congenita...

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Immune reactions, infections, toxins, medical procedures, and certain medications all cause the death of red blood cells. ... For example, if a cancer is the cause of anemia, then a surgical removal of the cancer could treat the anemia....

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