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The problem with an artificial heart is that if it dies, you die; a real heart is (I am confident) more reliable and will have more warning signs and partial fu
by Cthulhu_ 2y ago
The problem with an artificial heart is that if it dies, you die; a real heart is (I am confident) more reliable and will have more warning signs and partial functionality before quitting. For now anyway, I'm confident that in our lifetime artificial hearts and whatnot will become more reliable.
- drakonka 2y agoI hadn't thought of that, that makes sense! I wonder if we can one day have artificial hearts with a built-in warning system for failure. Maybe they could even flag irregularities _before_ total failure and go into some kind of minimum maintenance mode, giving the user time to get to a hospital in (relative?) comfort. Edit: sorry, I realized you suggested almost this exact thing above; I just got excited and replied too fast.