Australian man becomes world first to leave hospital with durable artificial heart

Australian man becomes world first to leave hospital with durable artificial heart

Source: ABC News

A New South Wales man with heart failure lived with the artificial heart for over 100 days while waiting to be matched with a heart donor.

Australia's first durable artificial heart implant has been a success after the recipient became the world's first person to be discharged from hospital with the high-tech device.
During a six-hour operation in Sydney last November doctors implanted … [3935 chars]

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