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A Czech father of one who survived for more than six months without a real heart has died at the age of 37.
Jakub Halik had his heart replaced with two mechanical pumps in pioneering surgery last April after an aggressive cancerous tumour was found.
Doctors say his death was caused by liver failure, and not the artificial heart itself.
Mr Halik, a former firefighter, was waiting on the transplant list for a suitable donor when he died.
Despite not having a pulse and always having to carry a battery pack to power his mechanical heart, Mr Halik was able to walk around and even use the hospital gym.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19977958
Jakub Halik had his heart replaced with two mechanical pumps in pioneering surgery last April after an aggressive cancerous tumour was found.
Doctors say his death was caused by liver failure, and not the artificial heart itself.
Mr Halik, a former firefighter, was waiting on the transplant list for a suitable donor when he died.
Despite not having a pulse and always having to carry a battery pack to power his mechanical heart, Mr Halik was able to walk around and even use the hospital gym.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19977958