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What are the pros and cons of an artificial heart vs a human or animal heart transplant going into a human?

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The biggest detriments to having an artificial or non-human heart transplanted into a human are:

the body's tendency to reject foreign substances, including metallic or non-human tissue (e.g. animal tissue)
artificial hearts create more risks for clotting in the device
artificial hearts need replaced; they are not intended as a permanent fix

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What animal heart is close to the human heart?
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Cons Pros of artificial heart?
Cons *The body's tendency to reject foreign substances, including metallic or non-human tissue (e.g. animal tissue) *Artificial hearts create more risks for clotting in the device*Artificial hearts...
Can you transplant a human heart?
Yes. Thousands of successful human heart transplants have been done.
Who transplant human heart successfully?
Christiaan Neethling Barnard (1922-2001) was the first person to transplant human heart successfully.
What are the benefits of a human heart transplant?
You get to live longer if it works.