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    Artificial hearts made from magnets and titanium could save many lives

    Jul 21, 2021 4 minutes

    Heart failure affects over 10 million people in the US and Europe every year and the outlook for patients is often bleak. Medication can only control the condition for so long and most patients require a heart transplant. If your heart slowly failing isn’t scary enough, the number of donor hearts that become available each year is tiny compared to the number of people waiting for one. For some patients, their body size or blood type means the chances of finding a donor heart are virtually zero.

    Attempts have been made to design artificial hearts since the 1950s, with little success. Many tests of artificial hearts over the years

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