Science series. Dr Kevin Fong meets some of the people who have undergone pioneering heart operations and the scientists who are pushing the limits of cardiac treatment.
Dr Kevin Fong finds out how close scientists are to being able to mend your heart if it stops working. He meets some of the people who have undergone pioneering heart operations and the scientists who are pushing the limits of cardiac treatment.
We meet a man who has had his heart replaced with an artificial one powered by a mechanical pump he carries around in a rucksack, and witness a scientist bring a dead animal heart back to life on a workbench.
Plus, the work of an American scientist who is using stem cells to turn what she calls a 'ghost heart' - the scaffold of a heart - into a replacement heart for humans.
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Bringing Dead Hearts Back To Life
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Young Tom Morris
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kevin Fong |
| Producer | Sophie Robinson |
| Director | Sophie Robinson |
Broadcasts
Mon 14 Feb 2011 21:00±«Óãtv HD & ±«Óãtv Two- Tue 15 Feb 2011 01:30±«Óãtv HD
- Wed 16 Feb 2011 22:50±«Óãtv HD
- Sat 12 Mar 2011 03:15±«Óãtv One Channel Islands & Oxfordshire only
- Sat 12 Mar 2011 03:20±«Óãtv One except Channel Islands & Oxfordshire
