That clot was the equivalent of a volcanic eruption. There was an abrupt cessation of blood flow, and her heart stopped working.

I think there were at least 10 people out there at any given time.

The pumps are a bridge to recovery. That was our hope for Janet when we put them in. If not, it becomes a bridge to a transplant.

It is something we don't fully understand. Why is it that some people can get better and some people have to have a transplant? Nobody has an answer.

Depression is common among patients with heart attacks. About 22 percent of all heart attack patients are depressed.

We are now recognizing that it involves his heart, his liver, the kidneys. And so multiple organs are involved, and so he is in critical shape.