Show second heart saves patients from death CHICAGO more than pa have been saved from bleed ing to death on the operating table and others near death from injuries have been restored to life by giving them a second heart temporarily the method was nas reported by dr irvine H page of the cleveland clinic foundation A dog that had stopped breath ing for eight minutes as well as other dogs apparently dead for shorter tunes times were restored to life by the second heart the second heart consists sun sim ply of a transfusion of blood under pressure into an artery blood transfusions ordinarily are given in to a vein vem without pressure when a patient has lost a large amount of blood or is in shock from other causes his blood pressure is so low that the heart cannot pump blood into the body quickly enough dr page explained giving the blood transfusion di dl erectly into the artery under pres sure primes the pump and starts it going again patients who have stopped breathing will take a deep breath instantly when the blood starts going into their arteries under pros pres sure |