@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected] • 4 months agoAm I the only one?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1183
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish20•4 months agoI hope that should have said “…so far”. Did he survive 101 days?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink40•4 months agoHe got a transplant after 100 days, according to the article. This was just to keep him alive until he was able to receive it. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/12/australian-man-survives-100-days-with-artificial-heart-in-world-first-success
minus-squareMentalEdgelinkfedilink17•4 months agoCurrent artificial hearts are not intended to be long-term solutions, but instead be a temporary way to keep someone alive when their heart fails, but a donor heart is unavailable.
I hope that should have said “…so far”. Did he survive 101 days?
He got a transplant after 100 days, according to the article. This was just to keep him alive until he was able to receive it. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/12/australian-man-survives-100-days-with-artificial-heart-in-world-first-success
Fuck yeah, good for him.
Current artificial hearts are not intended to be long-term solutions, but instead be a temporary way to keep someone alive when their heart fails, but a donor heart is unavailable.