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There are artificial hearts, and people survived for years on them. The record is 7 years, I think. They aren't cheap, $100K to $300K for the first year, depen

There are artificial hearts, and people survived for years on them. The record is 7 years, I think. They aren't cheap, $100K to $300K for the first year, depending on the device. Then it's around $18K/year to maintain. I don't know why they are that expensive.

iancmceachern 5y ago
And LVADs too, folks have lived over a decade on those. Tens of thousands have been implanted.