ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) — Stan Larkin survived for 555 days on an artificial heart which he carried around in a backpack before the 25-year-old underwent a successful heart transplant last month, making Larkin one of the first patients in Michigan to be discharged from hospital with a completely artificial heart. Before his transplant, Dr. Jonathan Haft, who later performed Larkin’s surgery at the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center, explained why Larkin had originally […]





