Special / Man lived for 555 days without a heart before transplant

The 'heart' is one of the most important organs to keep a human alive. Can a person survive even a moment without a heart? You would say it is impossible! But today we are going to introduce you to a person who has done this feat. He lived without a heart for about a year and a half, not a day or two.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 30, 2021, 06:06 PM

Special | The 'heart' is one of the most important organs to keep a human alive. Can a person survive even a moment without a heart? You would say it is impossible! But today we are going to introduce you to a person who has done this feat. He lived without a heart for about a year and a half, not a day or two.

555 days passed without 'heart'

Actually, a man named Stan Larkin had to have a heart transplant, but he was not getting any donor. In such a situation, he had to spend the whole 555 days with 'artificial heart', not one or two.

used to carry the 'heart' on the back

Stan Larkin used to carry out daily chores by hanging a bag with an artificial heart on his back. Not only this, he used to play it till football with friends hanging on his back. Explain that a person needs an artificial heart when both sides of his heart fail and normal heart supporting devices are not enough to keep him alive.

Found 'Naya Dil' in 2016

According to a report published in cbsnews, Larkin got a donor in the year 2016 and his heart was transplanted. Then he was 25 years old. But before that, he carried a bag of SyncArdia devices (artificial heart) with him for 555 days while waiting for the donor. The weight of this bag was about 6 kg. Let us tell you that this matter is about 5 years old but this inspirational story of Stan Larkin is once again in the headlines.

SyncArdia device gave life

Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan, Dr. Jonathan Haft and Larkin's cardiologist said that when they first saw Larkin, he was quite ill. He said, 'When I first met Stan, he was put on life support system, he was fighting for life and death. He didn't trust the prosthetic device, but he knew it was the only option to keep him alive.

Doctor surprised too

Jonathan Haft told CBS News that Larkin was the first patient in Michigan to be hospitalized with a SyncArdia device. He always had to carry this device in a bag with him. 'The SyncArdia device gave me new life,' Larkin said at the University of Michigan Frankl Cardiovascular Center press conference in 2016.