Meet the world's first HEARTLESS man who is able to live without a pulse
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
The device uses blades to circulate blood through the body, replacing the heart
Drs Billy Cohn, left, and Bud Frazier, right, invented the 'continuous flow' device and successfully installed it in Mr Lewis
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By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Craig Lewis, 55, was dying from a heart condition that caused build-ups of abnormal proteins, and not even a pacemaker could help save his life.
But two doctors from the Texas Heart Institute proposed a revolutionary new solution – install a ‘continuous flow’ device that would allow blood to circulate his body without a pulse.
Dr Billy Cohn and Dr Bud Frazier installed the device after removing Mr Lewis’ heart. Within a day, the patient was up and speaking with physicians.
The device uses blades to circulate blood through the body, replacing the heart
‘If you listened to (the cow’s) chest with a stethoscope, you wouldn’t hear a heartbeat,’ Dr Cohn told NPR last June. ‘If you hooked her up to an EKG, she’d be flat-lined.’
Mr Lewis’ amyloidosis was getting worse, and doctors feared he would die soon without necessary efforts. Doctors grimly said he had 12 hours to live.
Drs Billy Cohn, left, and Bud Frazier, right, invented the 'continuous flow' device and successfully installed it in Mr Lewis
More info:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2096314/Meet-HEARTLESS-man-able-live-heartbeat-PULSE.html#ixzz3ESIeWy00