• Carmat's artificial heart finds its way to first human patient in France
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[quote]The "bioprosthetic" artificial heart from Carmat has been implanted in a human being. The procedure was performed on December 18th at France's Georges Pompidou European Hospital, and the patient is said to be doing well. Carmat says he is currently awake in the intensive care unit and is speaking with family members. According to the company, the operation went "smoothly" and the heart is providing blood flow as expected. It marks the first successful human implant for Carmat, with other trials slated for the future. Carmat's innovative artificial heart — which includes sections of cow tissue — initially won approval in Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Poland, and Belgium earlier this year. The company's home country of France eventually came on board in September, and Health Minister Marisol Touraine is wasting no time in touting Carmat's success.[/quote] Read the full article: [url]http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/21/5233228/carmat-artificial-heart-implanted-in-first-patient[/url]
We live in the future.
[QUOTE=madjawa;43270428]We live in the future.[/QUOTE] but how can we be living in the future if we are living in the present or is the present of today the future of tomorrow
[QUOTE=Diet Kane;43270433]but how can we be living in the future if we are living in the present or is the present of today the future of tomorrow[/QUOTE] The present of today is the future of the past, and the past of the future so we are living in the past, present and future.
[QUOTE=Talishmar;43270495]The present of today is the future of the past, and the past of the future so we are living in the past, present and future.[/QUOTE] transcending history and the world a tale of souls and swords eternally retold
[QUOTE=madjawa;43270428]We live in the future.[/QUOTE] “I think we agree, the past is over. ” ― George W. Bush [editline]22nd December 2013[/editline] Also the human brain can't process information instantly so technically we do not live in the present but a few milliseconds in the past. Which means that Bush was still wrong. [editline]22nd December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=TheVerge] Carmat's device is priced at around $195,000. [/QUOTE] And our wallets aren't yet prepared for the future too.
What a time to be alive.
[QUOTE=Diet Kane;43270433]but how can we be living in the future if we are living in the present or is the present of today the future of tomorrow[/QUOTE] get outta here jaden smith
I wonder if there is any regression, or rejection of the artificial heart?
[quote]Carmat's innovative artificial heart — [B]which includes sections of cow tissue[/B][/quote] If this was me I would probably shorten my lifespan by making so many cow puns about myself that everyone would want me to die finally.
[QUOTE=Thompsonas;43270541] And our wallets aren't yet prepared for the future too.[/QUOTE] Seems pretty cheap to me for a semi-mechanical organ.
So is he now technically heartless?
what the fuck
This is cool, but the artificial heart that uses turbines is waaaay cooler because it means you have no pulse. [editline]lol[/editline] For anyone whos interested [url]http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-02/no-pulse-how-doctors-reinvented-human-heart?nopaging=1[/url]
Wow. So he can't die of heart attacks I presume. Unless it mechanically fails which it probably won't for a long time, if maintained properly. I'll have to read more about this. My main question is, what is the pulse driven by and what determines heart rate variance? Surely it won't accelerate as needed when the sympathetic nervous system kicks in, or he starts running, etc?
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;43270998]Wow. So he can't die of heart attacks I presume. Unless it mechanically fails which it probably won't for a long time, if maintained properly. I'll have to read more about this. My main question is, what is the pulse driven by and what determines heart rate variance? Surely it won't accelerate as needed when the sympathetic nervous system kicks in, or he starts running, etc?[/QUOTE] The heart has sensors built into it that allow dynamic blood flow changing. It's not in this article, but the article linked within that actually goes into detail about the heart.
I bet he didn't ask for this... (Obligatory) OT: This is probably one of the coolest things I've heard medicine do in recent years.
[QUOTE=Hyzo;43270873]This is cool, but the artificial heart that uses turbines is waaaay cooler because it means you have no pulse. [editline]lol[/editline] For anyone whos interested [url]http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-02/no-pulse-how-doctors-reinvented-human-heart?nopaging=1[/url][/QUOTE] Psychologically I think it'd be important to have a heart that's as close as possible to a human heart so people don't feel like zombies. I know I would flip my shit if I lived without a heartbeat.
Wow the turbine one sounds fucking badass. [I]Whirrrrrrrrr.[/I]
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;43270998]Wow. So he can't die of heart attacks I presume. Unless it mechanically fails which it probably won't for a long time, if maintained properly. I'll have to read more about this. My main question is, what is the pulse driven by and what determines heart rate variance? Surely it won't accelerate as needed when the sympathetic nervous system kicks in, or he starts running, etc?[/QUOTE] Interested in this too. Surely the sensors are not nearly complex enough to know how to interact with the various endocrine functions.
I am glad this exists now, because if this came out any later it would have micro-transactions so you would have to pay per beat and require your heart to be constantly connected to the internet to work.
[QUOTE=Diet Kane;43270433]but how can we be living in the future if we are living in the present or is the present of today the future of tomorrow[/QUOTE]I'm pretty sure we've been living in the future for the past 8 years or so.
no guys it's like this [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhoAP9A_mTM[/media]
[QUOTE=Talishmar;43270495]The present of today is the future of the past, and the past of the future so we are living in the past, present and future.[/QUOTE] The past is a present for the future
[QUOTE=Diet Kane;43270505]transcending history and the world a tale of souls and swords eternally retold[/QUOTE] Smells like a David Cage -game in here.
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