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French Team Implants First Long-Term Artificial Heart

Posted by timothy on from the bunch-of-greedy-capitalist-heart-makers dept.

TrueSatan writes "Physicians at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris have inserted a heart made by the French Carmat company. The heart features bovine tissue components used to reduce the clot forming tendencies of fully artificial units and is intended to allow greater freedom of movement to the patient than previous, short-term use, units permitted. It is powered by external, wearable, lithium-ion batteries and is approximately three times heavier than a typical (European) human heart, though the manufacturer intends to reduce the weight and size of the unit so as to allow use by smaller recipients — in particular most women and men from areas of the world where average body size is less than white/Caucasian averages."

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  1. Heart sizes? by Okian+Warrior · · Score: -1, Troll

    It is [...] approximately three times heavier than a typical (European) human heart, though the manufacturer intends to reduce the weight and size of the unit so as to allow use by smaller recipients

    You mean like Republicans?

  2. THAT'S RACIST!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "[...] three times heavier than a typical (European) human heart, though the manufacturer intends to reduce the weight and size of the unit so as to allow use by smaller recipients — in particular most women and men from areas of the world where average body size is less than white/Caucasian averages."
    So, -biological- differences between -biological- races (yes, races...) do exist - like the size of the heart, the dick... the brain!?