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Australian man successfully receives titanium heart after 6-hour operation. (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 13 hours ago by Tea@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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In short:

A mechanical heart has been implanted in a New South Wales man who was experiencing severe heart failure.

He has become the first person in the world to be discharged from hospital with the titanium heart.

What's next?

Doctors say the invention will likely be an alternative for donor heart transplants in the future.

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[โ€“] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 20 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if the pump runs at a constant rate instead of pulsing... Imagine playing tricks on people because you've got no heartbeat!

[โ€“] Maestro@fedia.io 27 points 9 hours ago

Old artificial hearts used to do that. It works but pulsing is better for your long term health IIRC.