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Pros and cons of an artificial heart?
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Artificial heart: Pros: it can save your life cons: you have a lot of complications to put up with.
Answered 2/11/2020
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Life saving only: Artificial heart is transplanted in life saving situation and is only used till you can get a matching human heart for transplantation.
Answered 10/9/2018
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