In March of last year, Craig Lewis, 55, was
dying from a heart condition that caused build-ups of abnormal proteins, and
not even a pacemaker could help save his life.
But two doctors from the Texas Heart Institute
proposed a revolutionary new solution – install a ‘continuous flow’ device that
would allow blood to circulate his body without a pulse.
Dr Billy Cohn and Dr Bud Frazier installed the
device after removing Mr Lewis’ heart. Within a day, the patient was up and
speaking with physicians.
Heartless: Craig Lewis, 55, was the first man to
have a 'continuous flow' pump to replace his entire heart - and now has no
pulse
No heart: The device uses blades to circulate
blood through the body, replacing the heart
The two doctors had developed the device some
time before and had tested it on nearly 50 calves.
They removed the animals’ hearts, and by the
next day, the calves were doing everything they were the day before – eating,
sleeping, and moving – but this time, without a heart pumping blood through
their bodies.
Source: Daily Mail
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