Heart surgery is a process that some people have to face, whether it is their family members or themselves who are undergoing the operation, and it is better to experience science for our society because of the many changes it has brought. over the years. There have been many changes in the scope of heart surgery and transplants, one major change that has helped is the heart-lung bypass machine, it keeps the heart beating during any type of heart surgery. This keeps the patient alive while doctors can work on the vital organ. Heart surgery is a risky procedure that can significantly increase the patient's life, and it can also end life quickly; even if it is a necessary risk. This procedure is something that should be considered a good thing of science and a better life because of all the help it has given to the people who have undergone it and who have successfully completed all the recovery processes which enabled us to live healthier and longer lives. The way heart surgery is made better through science for our society lies in the invention of a temporary mechanical heart in the 1950s; IVOX was invented to save the lives of people with lung disease. IVOX has also been used to replace ECMO. Georg Matheis, a writer for Perfusion, states in his article "New Technologies for Respiratory Support" that the IVOX is surgically implanted into a patient and is used to exchange gases in the body. The IVOX works from a small pump that exchanges gases in the patient's nearly dead lungs (Matheis). This led to the invention of the OMI, which uses a balloon to help exchange oxygen at a better and faster rate than before (Matheis). This IMO allowed for greater survivability in patients with lung disease. The death sentence for certain lung diseases...... middle of paper...... December 2010. Web. April 28, 2014. Hote, Milind, Ajay Kumar Jha and Viswas Malik. “Minimally invasive cardiac surgery and transesophageal echocardiography. » Annals of Cardiac Anesthesia (2014): 125-131. Web. Matheis, Georg. “New technologies for respiratory assistance.” Infusion. 2003. Internet. April 28, 2014. Palmgren, Gabriella, Anna Lindgren et al. “Platelet retention in coronary artery bypass graft surgery with and without heart-lung machine.” » Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal December 16, 1989. Web. April 28, 2014. President and Fellows of Harvard College. “Should bypass surgery be performed without a pump? » Letter from the heart from Harvard. March 2013. The web. April 28, 2014. “Effects of Virtual Model Graphics on the Lungs.” » USA Today Magazine. October 1, 2002. the web. April 28, 2014. Westaby, Stephen. “Media attack.” NCBI.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, October 27, 2007. Web. April 28 2014.