TV199957 min640×480

Electric Heart

TV6 (Firm), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), British Broadcasting Corporation., WGBH Video (Firm)

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Machines today can circulate blood through the human body, temporarily extending the lives of those with serious heart ailments. Nova examines the forefront of medical engineering as three separate teams of doctors race to perfect permanent electric hearts: small, implantable pumps that can assist or even replace the hearts of dying patients.

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