Here is an interesting article from Scientific American about the total artificial heart: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=not-just-a-pump
It follows the development of the TAH and what obstacles had to be overcome as well as what lies ahead. The article discusses both the Jarvik and AbioCor hearts as well as Barney Clark who was kept alive on an artificial heart for 112 days in 1982 (this artificial heart was the size of a refrigerator so if you compare that to the devices that were shown in class today, you can see how far technology has come).
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