Re: "Every patient will die" on artificial heart

From: CurtAdams@aol.com
Date: Tue Jul 03 2001 - 23:38:08 MDT


In a message dated 7/3/01 9:24:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jonkc@worldnet.att.net writes:

> >The Jarvik-7 was painted as a failure, but it kept one patient
alive
> 2 years;
>
> Are you sure of that? I didn't think anybody lived nearly that long.

Well, 620 days. He was the longest by far. I'd forgetten
it myself but it was in AOL's background info.



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