Article #1599

The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success Source The Guardian - World News
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Sydney surgeons ‘enormously proud’ after patient in his 40s receives the Australian-designed implant designed as a bridge before donor heart

An Australian man with heart failure has become the first person in the world to walk out of a hospital with a total artificial heart implant.

The Australian researchers and doctors behind the operation announced on Wednesday that the implant had been an “unmitigated clinical success” after the man lived with the device for more than 100 days before receiving a donor heart transplant in early March.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/12/australian-man-survives-100-days-with-artificial-heart-in-world-first-success Published At 2025-03-11 19:11:41 (10 months ago)
Created At 2025-03-11 19:46:16 Updated At 2025-03-11 19:46:16