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Canadian man alive and kicking, but has no heartbeat
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin Dec 14, 2006 01:36am |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 13, 2006 07:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MONTREAL (AFP) - A Canadian is believed to be the only man alive without a pulse after his heart failed and a new silent pump was embedded in his chest to keep blood gushing through his veins, doctors said.
The Quebec man underwent surgery on November 23 after suffering severe heart failure due to a heart attack months earlier, Ian Popple, a spokesman for McGill University Health Center in Montreal, told AFP.
Due to other medical conditions, the 65-year-old patient was deemed an unsuitable candidate for a transplant, doctors said.
So, a mechanical heart was implanted as a last resort, as part of ongoing North American clinical trials of the product.
However, an "interesting feature" of the novel device is that it provides a continuous flow of blood, so the patient has no pulse, said Popple. |
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