The World’s First Heartless ManDoctors 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..
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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