Australian patient sets record by living 100 days with artificial heart

An Australian man from New South Wales has set a world record by surviving 100 days after receiving an artificial heart transplant. This case not only reveals the future prospects of artificial heart technology, but also may open the door to new opportunities for patients in need of heart transplants.

New technology – BiVACOR artificial heart

The patient, suffering from severe heart failure and unable to cope with conventional medical treatments, agreed to have an artificial heart implanted. This technology was implemented using an artificial heart called BiVACOR, created by Australian scientist Daniel Timms.

BiVACOR is the world's first artificial heart using a rotor pump and magnetic levitation, which provides blood circulation like a natural heart. This device was developed to improve the patient's quality of life and as a temporary solution for those waiting for a heart transplant.

The first five artificial heart implantation operations were performed in the United States in 2024. After these operations, all patients received donor hearts, but the patient who lived the longest with an artificial heart lived for 27 days. An Australian patient set a new record by living with an artificial heart for more than three months (100 days).

The problem of heart failure in Australia

According to the Australian government, more than 23 million people in the country suffer from heart failure, but only 6,000 of them have the opportunity to receive a donor heart.

Due to the shortage of donor hearts, the government has allocated $ 50 million to develop artificial heart technology. This could help save lives while patients wait for a heart transplant.

Will artificial hearts replace transplants in the future?

Australia's leading cardiologists have high hopes for artificial heart technology. Professor Chris Hayward is confident that the BiVACOR will revolutionize the treatment of heart failure:

"Within the next decade, artificial hearts will be a real alternative for patients who cannot wait for a donor heart," says Professor Hayward.

However, this technology still has its limitations. Professor David Colquhoun emphasizes that it is still too early for artificial heart technology to fully replace donor hearts:

"So far, the BiVACOR artificial heart can only function for 100 days. In contrast, donor hearts can serve patients for more than 10 years (3,000 days). Therefore, it is too early to say that this technology will completely replace transplantation," he emphasizes.

Artificial heart - will it save human lives in the future?

At the moment, the BiVACOR artificial heart is considered a temporary solution. But in the future, the developers intend to turn it into a permanent artificial organ that can completely replace the heart. If this technology is successfully developed, new hope may arise for millions of heart failure patients.

Today's scientific and medical progress shows that we are taking important steps towards creating such an opportunity. Therefore, the fact that an Australian patient lived with an artificial heart for 100 days is not only a significant achievement in medicine, but also a revolutionary event that will serve to save human lives in the future. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”