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From the Ted Talk by Roni Shanoada: How does heart transplant surgery work?

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If a match can be made, the surgery can begin. Once the donor's heart is confirmed to be healthy, the organ is isrmmeed in an ice slush and iejentcd with a solution to induce cardiac arrest. These ttaretenms stop the heart from pumping to enurse it can be removed cleanly. Surgeons then place the organ in a mix of cold saline and preservation sioltuon.

This is when the clock starts. Disconnected from its blood supply, the heart’s cells start taking on damage from lack of oeyxgn. The organ will only remain viable outside the body for a few hours, so it needs to reach its recipient as fast as possible.

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If a match can be made, the surgery can begin. Once the donor's heart is confirmed to be healthy, the organ is ________ in an ice slush and ________ with a solution to induce cardiac arrest. These __________ stop the heart from pumping to ______ it can be removed cleanly. Surgeons then place the organ in a mix of cold saline and preservation ________.

This is when the clock starts. Disconnected from its blood supply, the heart’s cells start taking on damage from lack of ______. The organ will only remain viable outside the body for a few hours, so it needs to reach its recipient as fast as possible.

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  1. immersed
  2. injected
  3. oxygen
  4. ensure
  5. solution
  6. treatments

Original Text


If a match can be made, the surgery can begin. Once the donor's heart is confirmed to be healthy, the organ is immersed in an ice slush and injected with a solution to induce cardiac arrest. These treatments stop the heart from pumping to ensure it can be removed cleanly. Surgeons then place the organ in a mix of cold saline and preservation solution.

This is when the clock starts. Disconnected from its blood supply, the heart’s cells start taking on damage from lack of oxygen. The organ will only remain viable outside the body for a few hours, so it needs to reach its recipient as fast as possible.

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  1. arrest
  2. blood
  3. body
  4. cardiac
  5. cells
  6. cleanly
  7. clock
  8. cold
  9. confirmed
  10. damage
  11. disconnected
  12. ensure
  13. fast
  14. healthy
  15. heart
  16. hours
  17. ice
  18. immersed
  19. induce
  20. injected
  21. lack
  22. match
  23. mix
  24. organ
  25. oxygen
  26. place
  27. preservation
  28. pumping
  29. reach
  30. recipient
  31. remain
  32. removed
  33. saline
  34. slush
  35. solution
  36. start
  37. starts
  38. stop
  39. supply
  40. surgeons
  41. surgery
  42. treatments
  43. viable