Before receiving his second heart 25 years old guy lived for more than one year without heart inside his body. Instead of his heart Stan Larkin wore artificial heart for all this time when he was without heart. He was living with artificial heart in his backpack which was pumping blood all day long during 555 days.
Back in 2014, Stan became the first patient in Michigan to be discharged with the artificial heart device, which is known as a 'Syncardia'.
Stan received his donor heart on 9 May 2016, and has now fully recovered from the procedure. He's shared his story, which he calls an "emotional rollercoaster" with the press to raise awareness about the 5.7 million other Americans living with heart failure, and the need for heart donors .
source: sciencealert
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