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A 24-year-old man named Stan Larkin could survive even without a heart with the help of a tool called SynCardia.
Larkin himself to be a heart attack in 2007 when playing basketball until rushed to the Hospital Ypsilanti, Michigan. He was diagnosed with right ventricular dysplasia, which is a common cause of sudden deaths in athletes.
The doctor was trying to make heart Stan Larkin remains stable, until the surgeon inserts a defibrillator to the heart. However, Larkin condition worsened until November 7, the surgeon finally took heart and replaced Syncardia portable devices.
Syncardia itself is a creation of artificial heart researchers at the University of Michigan Health System. With a weight of only 6kg, this heart can make larking as usual until it gets a donor heart for transplant.
"Portable devices that exist in the body Stan is SynCardia, a temporary artificial heart in the form of a mechanical pump to sustain her life before the transplant," said Jonathan Haft heart surgeon from the University of Michigan, as reported by Softpedia (12/1).
Although Stan Larkin can now perform daily activities with the aid of Syncardia normal, but he was still going to wait for a donor heart for a transplant.
"He is still enrolled in the heart transplant program and we look forward to this transplant can be done immediately when the organ is available. While he could be at home, normal activity, and continue to rehabilitate himself so that could be in the best condition when the opportunity (transplant) was coming. "added Jonathan Haft.
source: Softpedia.com
