Comments on: Heart Upgrades http://leapology.com/2008/10/16/heart-upgrades/ News of the Future, Today Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:45:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Maynard http://leapology.com/2008/10/16/heart-upgrades/#comment-13 Maynard Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:33:01 +0000 http://leapology.com/?p=124#comment-13 Great post! "Something The Lord Made" is a great movie. I never remember seeing it when it came out, but someone recommended it to me as a netflix choice. Great post! “Something The Lord Made” is a great movie. I never remember seeing it when it came out, but someone recommended it to me as a netflix choice.

]]> By: Marita Glodt http://leapology.com/2008/10/16/heart-upgrades/#comment-12 Marita Glodt Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:47:04 +0000 http://leapology.com/?p=124#comment-12 Great post. Houston Medical Community has shown the way in advances in thoracic, cardiac and vascular care. "Dave" was a fortunate recipient of the science that is available in our extraordinary Medical Center. Great post. Houston Medical Community has shown the way in advances in thoracic, cardiac and vascular care. “Dave” was a fortunate recipient of the science that is available in our extraordinary Medical Center.

]]> By: Rob Keown http://leapology.com/2008/10/16/heart-upgrades/#comment-11 Rob Keown Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:23:56 +0000 http://leapology.com/?p=124#comment-11 An amazing history, and hard for us to imagine such controversy on something that is now so routine. I produced a training system for cardiologists with one of DeBakey's former students as our expert. He told about the first time, as a surgeon, he experienced a beating heart -- one where he partially controlled the destiny and outcome -- as a very powerful moment. As he put it: "A moment that should be humbling." A good comparison with stem cells, but perhaps not as direct and ancient as those concepts of the "heart" as the repository of the soul that DeBakey encountered. But very emotional as well for those that are not open-minded. An amazing history, and hard for us to imagine such controversy on something that is now so routine. I produced a training system for cardiologists with one of DeBakey’s former students as our expert. He told about the first time, as a surgeon, he experienced a beating heart — one where he partially controlled the destiny and outcome — as a very powerful moment.

As he put it: “A moment that should be humbling.”

A good comparison with stem cells, but perhaps not as direct and ancient as those concepts of the “heart” as the repository of the soul that DeBakey encountered. But very emotional as well for those that are not open-minded.

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