Artificial Heart: Prototypes, Policies, and Patients - Couverture rigide

Institute Of Medicine; Division Of Health Care Services; Committee To Evaluate The Artificial Heart Program Of The National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0309045320 ISBN 13 : 9780309045322

Editeur : National Academies Press, 1991

Synopsis

A significant medical event is expected in 1992: the first human use of a fully implantable, long-term cardiac assist device. This timely volume reviews the artificial heart program--and in particular, the National Institutes of Health's major investment--raising important questions.

The volume includes:

• Consideration of the artificial heart versus heart transplantation and other approaches to treating end-stage heart disease, keeping in mind the different outcomes and costs of these treatments.
• A look at human issues, including the number of people who may require the artificial heart, patient quality of life, and other ethical and societal questions.
• Examination of how this technology's use can be targeted most appropriately.
• Attention to achieving access to this technology for all those who can benefit from it.

The committee also offers three mechanisms to aid in allocating research and development funds.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John R. Hogness and Malin VanAntwerp, Editors; Committee to Evaluate the Artificial Heart Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Division of Health Care Services

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309045320
• ISBN 13: 9780309045322
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: VanAntwerp Malin, Hogness John R.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible