First artificial heart transplant in woman performed in Louisville
Cardiothoracic surgeons at UofL Health's Jewish Hospital made history by performing the first total artificial heart implant on a woman last week.
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Cardiothoracic surgeons at UofL Health's Jewish Hospital made history by performing the first total artificial heart implant on a woman last week.
A cardiothoracic surgical team with UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and the University of Louisville has performed the world's first Aeson® bioprosthetic total artificial heart implantation in a female patient. The investigational device, currently intended as a bridge to heart transplant, is part of an Early Feasibility Study (EFS) sponsored by CARMAT, a French medical device company, in partnership with UofL, UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and the UofL Health – Trager Transplant Center.
The guitarist was found dead yesterday at age 58. A cause of death has not been disclosed. LaBar joined Cinderella in 1985 and played on all four of the group's studio LPs, including its 1986 debut, Long Cold Winter, both of which surpassed 3 million copies sold. He released a solo album, One for the Road, in 2014. Scorpions released a full-band statement, writing, "Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and friends … RIP Jeff." Queensryche singer Todd La Torre posted a news article about LaBar's death, adding, "My sincere condolences to his family and friends. Damn." Stryper ...
Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar passes away, age 58, from undisclosed cause The glam metal rocker's body was reportedly discovered by his ex-wife Gaile LaBar-Bernhardt in his Nashville apartment His son Sebastian confirmed the tragic news via Instagram Jeff played on all four of Cinderella's albums until they broke up in 2017 Members of Slaughter, Stryper, and Poison posted condolences LaBar was also an avid chef and foodie who collaborated with Chef 'Iron Mike' Rolchigo to create a hot sauce 'almost ready for production' as of July 1
On-Belay Medical and MedSend jointly announce their partnership in training national orthopedic surgeons in Africa. On-Belay Medical has committed $125,000 towards MedSend’s five-year residency programs for training national orthopedic surgeons.