The World’s First Heartless
Man
Doctors from the Texas
Heart Institute have
successfully replaced a
patient’s heart with a
device that keeps the blood
flowing, thereby allowing
him to live without a
detectable heartbeat or
even a pulse. Here’s how it
works:
The turbine-like device, that
are simple whirling rotors,
developed by the doctors
does not beat like a heart,
rather provides a
‘continuous flow’ like a
garden hose.
Craig Lewis was a 55-year-
old, dying from amyloidosis,
which causes a build-up of
abnormal proteins. The
proteins clog the organs so
much that they stop
working..
Man
Doctors from the Texas
Heart Institute have
successfully replaced a
patient’s heart with a
device that keeps the blood
flowing, thereby allowing
him to live without a
detectable heartbeat or
even a pulse. Here’s how it
works:
The turbine-like device, that
are simple whirling rotors,
developed by the doctors
does not beat like a heart,
rather provides a
‘continuous flow’ like a
garden hose.
Craig Lewis was a 55-year-
old, dying from amyloidosis,
which causes a build-up of
abnormal proteins. The
proteins clog the organs so
much that they stop
working..
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