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An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date of someone with the technology.
The patient, a man in his 40s who declined to be identified, received the implant during surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney last November.
In February, he became the first person worldwide to leave hospital with the device, which kept him alive until a heart donor became available earlier this month.
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I have talked about this stuff with a cardio surgery nurse. These pumps are effective but generally require regular transfusions due to the impellers shredding the blood cells. That’s why the more complex pumps that mimic real heart motion have such interest.
kept him alive until a heart donor became available earlier this month.
Bit important info to bury. Dude lived.
Fukin’ awesome. Science! I can’t help but wonder what his pulse felt/sounded like 😶 Would it be just a continuous “woosh” or would it even have a “beat?” His EKG must’ve looked WILD. And knowing it can work for that long… well, who’s to say it doesn’t become the preferred option in the future!
Is artificial titanium better than real titanium?
Of course, it’s right there in the article
the longest period to date of someone with the technology.
If it was real titanium the Front would fall right off happens all the time in Oz
happens all the time in Oz
Well that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.
Genuine natural free-range titanium is really expensive. Makes sense to look for more affordable alternatives like fake titanium or artificial titanium.
I looked at the thumbnail and immediately imagined neatly trimmed blood hoses attached with hose clamps.
…has lived. Just “lived” is past tense.
That thing looks painfully heavy! I can’t imagine how that would feel in your chest… and I’m curious to know how it is secured in the chest cavity.
You might be surprised. Titanium is very light. Similar to magnesium or aluminum. I bet such a thing weighs a similar amount to a traditional heart with blood.
The first time I picked up a titanium BMX bike I was baffled by how light it was
Titanium aviation bolts are trippy. They’ve got a similar yellow tinge to them that the cadmium plating on standard steel bolts do, but they’re so much lighter than steel bolts.
