Australian makes history by living with a Titanium heart

Total artificial heart was implanted by an Australian doctor on a patient who made history to be the first person in the world to leave hospital with a titanium heart. The patient lived with the device for more than 100 days before receiving a donor heart transplant.

Left: In a supplied image obtained on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, a BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart can be seen. Labelled as an unmitigated success, patients and their families are expected to benefit from Australia's first BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart transplant. (AAP Image/Supplied by St Vincent's Hospital); Right: Dr Siven Seevanayagam, Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Austin Health, Victoria; Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at St John of God Geelong, Epworth Eastern and Epworth Richmond Hospitals Credit: St Vincent's Hospital

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Kulasegaram Sanchayan talks to Dr Siven Seevanayagam, Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Austin Health, Victoria; Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at St John of God Geelong, Epworth Eastern and Epworth Richmond Hospitals to find out more.

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