First total artificial heart implant success in Australia

sbs.com.au

An Australian man has become the first person to leave the hospital with a total artificial heart implant. He lived with the device for over 100 days before receiving a donor heart transplant earlier this month. The titanium heart, created by BiVACOR, is designed to support patients until a donor heart is available. The patient, who had severe heart failure, was discharged last month after receiving the implant in November. Doctors report that he led a relatively normal life with the artificial heart. His successful case has raised hopes in the medical community for the device to become a permanent heart replacement in the future.


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