TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SynCardia Systems,
Inc. (www.syncardia.com),
manufacturer of the SynCardia
temporary Total Artificial Heart, announced today that on Aug.
2, Papworth Hospital in Cambridge discharged the United Kingdom’s
first Total Artificial Heart patient to wait for a matching donor
heart at home with his wife and 5-year-old son using the
Freedom® portable driver.
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(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110810/LA50030-b)
“Two years ago I was cycling nine miles to work and nine miles
back every day, but by the time I was admitted to hospital, I was
struggling to walk even a few yards,” said Total Artificial Heart
patient Matthew Green. “I am really excited about going home and
just being able to do the everyday things that I haven’t been able
to do for such a long time, such as playing in the garden with my
son and cooking a meal for my family.”
Mr. Green, 40, suffered from arrhythmogenic right ventricular
cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a heart muscle disease that results in
arrhythmia, heart failure and sudden death. His health had been
declining over recent years with his only available option being a
heart transplant.
“Matthew’s condition was deteriorating rapidly and we discussed
with him the possibility of receiving this device, because without
it he may not have survived the wait until a suitable donor heart
could be found for him,” said Mr. Steven Tsui, Consultant
Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of the Transplant Service. “The
operation went extremely well and Matthew has made an excellent
recovery.”
On June 9, Mr. Green became the first patient in the United
Kingdom to r
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