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Breakthrough metal heart keeps man alive for days in world first
Devices could improve chances of survival for heart failure patients as they await a donor
Heart failure is a growing global epidemic, affecting an estimated 26 million people worldwide, in which the cardiac muscles don’t pump blood as well as they should. It is suitable for “most men and women” and “capable of providing enough cardiac output for an adult male undergoing exercise,” BiVACOR notes on its website. Its design also provides gaps large enough for blood flow, “minimising trauma, offering a durable, reliable, and biocompatible heart replacement,” BiVACOR said.
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