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Czech Man Becomes the First Person in the World to Live With No Heart or Pulse, By Christine HsuQuicklink submitted by Ethan Hollow Permalink |
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A 37-year-old man from Czech Republic recently became the first man to live without a heart for six months. Jakub Halik, a former firefighter lived without a pulse for six months after undergoing pioneering surgery in April when doctors removed his heart and replaced it with mechanical pumps, according to The Sun. 'I feel great though. It's amazing to think I'm functioning like a completely healthy man when I don't even have a heart,' he added. |
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Living With No Heart
by Jack Swint on Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 at 12:57:49 PM
This is of particular interest to me.
by Daniel Geery on Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 at 1:56:14 PM
Hey,
by Mark Adams JD/MBA on Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 at 4:33:21 PM
Adams family classic
by Ethan Hollow on Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 at 4:38:01 PM
Easy one:
by Daniel Geery on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012 at 1:17:08 PM
what makes me especially proud...
by Ned Lud on Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 at 5:03:55 PM
Funny, I could swear that
by Meryl Ann Butler on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012 at 12:15:02 PM
Yes, there are many of them around, aren't there?
by Daniel Geery on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012 at 1:19:10 PM
Obviously
by Meryl Ann Butler on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012 at 8:47:23 PM
Amazing
by Ginger McClemons on Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 at 5:48:10 PM
Nor does he seem to have
by Daniel Geery on Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 at 7:18:29 PM