CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE The Heart of the Matter 4 CHAPTER TWO Recreating the Body 12 CHAPTER THREE Career Paths 20 CHAPTER FOUR Designing the Future 32 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
By 1969 Haskell Karp had been ill for many years He had heart problems He needed a medical miracle to survive There had been recent heart surgery breakthroughs But procedures were dangerous Many patients were dying In Texas Michael E DeBakey’s lab had created an amazing invention It was an artificial heart made 5 CHAPTER ONE DeBakey’s artificial heart contained four chambers and was powered by a machine outside the body THE HEART OF THE MATTER
