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FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  46-Year-Old Man Receives First Temporary Total Artificial Heart in Northeast U.S. From Penn Cardiac Surgeons
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This illustration displays the CardioWest TAH-t implanted in to the area once occupied by the patient’s dying heart.

Image Courtesy: SynCardia Systems, Inc.

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Temporary Total Artificial Heart
 


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