http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. UPMC surgeons have performed a "breathing lung" transplant using a portable machine that provides a constant supply of blood and nutrients to the donor organs, which doctors say has the potential to keep them healthier and viable for longer than ever before. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-lung-transplant-east-coast-ocs.html Other Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:30:02 EST news282471528 (Medical Xpress)—Heart surgery to repair the mitral valve is safe and leads to a better quality of life for older patients long-suspected to be too high risk for the operation, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mitral-valve-safe-effective-elderly.html Cardiology Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:52:43 EST news273829950 A new method for scoring the severity of illness for patients after cardiac arrest may help to predict their outcomes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Most importantly, their findings, published in the early online version of Resuscitation, also show that none of the severity categories rules out the potential for a patient's recovery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-team-post-cardiac-patients-outcomes.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:16:47 EST news229623393