jan 1, 2001 - New event
Description:
"High normal" blood pressure (prehypertension) is found to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, emphasizing the need to determine whether the risk can be reduced by lowering prehypertension. An AbioCor total artificial heart, developed by U.S. company AbioMed, is implanted in a 59-year-old man.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 2001
Now
~ 25 years ago