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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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[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 4 hours ago

The first time I picked up a titanium BMX bike I was baffled by how light it was