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Patient With Artificial Heart Smashes Survival Record

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An Australian man is the first person to be discharged from the hospital with an artificial heart implant.

The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart was developed to completely replace the heart’s functioning.

The implant is currently being tested as a treatment to extend the survival of patients until they can get a donor heart.

It's intended for people with end-stage heart failure.