Dr Kevin Fong finds out how close scientists are to being able to mend your heart if it stops working. He meets some of the people who have undergone pioneering heart operations and the scientists who are pushing the limits of cardiac treatment. We meet a man who has had his heart replaced with an artificial one powered by a mechanical pump he carries around in a rucksack, and witness a scientist bring a dead animal heart back to life on a workbench. Plus, the work of an American scientist who is using stem cells to turn what she calls a 'ghost heart' - the scaffold of a heart - into a replacement heart for humans.
| Title | Horizon - Season 48 Episode 13 : How to Mend a Broken Heart |
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| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
| Subtitle Available |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-10-06 |
| Number of Episodes | 1173 |
| Number of Seasons | 61 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
| Casts | |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 1 Back from the Dead Back from the Dead
2010-09-27Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 2 The Death of the Oceans? The Death of the Oceans?
2010-10-04Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 3 What Happened Before the Big Bang? What Happened Before the Big Bang?
2011-10-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 4 Is Seeing Believing? Is Seeing Believing?
2010-10-18Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 5 Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome
2010-10-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 6 Asteroids - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Asteroids - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2010-11-03Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 7 Deepwater Disaster - The Untold Story Deepwater Disaster - The Untold Story
2010-11-16Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 8 What Is One Degree? What Is One Degree?
2011-01-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 9 What Is Reality? What Is Reality?
2011-01-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 10 Science Under Attack Science Under Attack
2011-01-24Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 11 The Secret World of Pain The Secret World of Pain
2011-01-31Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 12 Surviving a Car Crash Surviving a Car Crash
2011-02-07Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 13 How to Mend a Broken Heart How to Mend a Broken Heart
2011-02-14Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 14 Are We Still Evolving? Are We Still Evolving?
2011-03-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 48 :Episode 15 Predators in Your Backyard Predators in Your Backyard
2011-03-08Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
