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As part of the currently
aging population of the United States, the number of patients with heart
failure is continuing to steadily increase, yet there remains a relative shortage of donor hearts — there simply aren't enough donor hearts available each year for each person who may benefit from transplantation,» said Dr. S. Jacob Scheinerman.
For the U.S. and the world, Katrina was a surprise
as the world saw the
failure of complete evacuation, the collapse of the levees, the inadequate rescue operations, the subsequent outmigration, and the plight of those remaining in the city, with the burden falling heaviest on the African - American, poor,
aged, and infirm members of the
population.