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0 pointsMayeulC4y ago0 comments

> Artificial hearts already work since quite a while

Frankly I wouldn't want one for $1B.

IIRC the longest recorded survival with an artificial rate was about 3 months for a continuous flow 'pulse-less' device https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_heart

So yeah, they "work", but are still far from perfect.

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greatpatton4y ago

Seems that the article is a bit outdated. Carmat total artificial heart already had patient with at least 20 months of survival (it is currently used as a bridge until transplantation). * https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/services/carmat-u... (20 months in French) https://www.carmatsa.com/en/news/carmat-feedback-6-years-8-m... (latest study results)

hutzlibu4y ago

Oh. I assumed they performed better by now.

So basically getting a artificial heart as a replacement right now, means taking part in developing science and medicine, but not really realistically with any hopes of living on.

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