Sydney surgeons ‘enormously proud’ after patient in his 40s receives the Australian-designed implant designed as a bridge before donor heart
  • biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    40·
    2 months ago

    Apparently you can live with a BiVACOR TAH for around 10 years without replacement due to the Maglev system inside it.

    Gosh it feels like cyberpunk 2077 is just a few years away, we just need more corporate built cities.

    • Petter1@lemm.eeEnglish
      20·
      2 months ago

      America is on track I’d say, Musk n Zuck are so horny to do that…

    • orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      oh yay, a techno dystopia, just wait for the repo men after you miss your heart payment

      • Agent641@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        This is Australia, so the patient would be out of pocket about $2.50 for parking at the hospital.

        • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          Canada’s the same except we have serious parking mafia and it’s c$20.

          When my dear friend suffered a Widowmaker heart attack, and they lit up and staffed a theatre on an early holiday Sunday morning for a brace of stents, he didn’t have to sell his house to make payments for it… Because it was c$20 for parking and a bit more for some really bad coffee. Costs were borne by all of us and it was pre-paid from taxes.

          Dude survived and annoys us with his sarcasm and piss-takes to this day.