People who have received artificial hearts claim they feel better and have a better chance at life. In 2001, the first person to receive an artificial heart was able to come off a machine that supported him day in and day out, according to Wired.com. The artificial heart serves as a waiting period for a human heart or an actual replacement for one.
Independence
Knowing that a person can go home instead of staying in a hospital can cause a sense of independence and satisfaction, Wired.com says. A person may feel discouraged while lying in a hospital bed hooked to a machine because the person knows the only reason he has survived sits next to him in an electronic box. The artificial heart, while not a permanent solution, can give the person independence from the machine.
Ability to Enjoy Life
The artificial heart enables the person to live who may have died waiting for a heart from a donor, Syncardia.com says. The technology that sustains the person keeps the circulation maintained in a body and allows the person freedom and control of her life. A patient who received an artificial heart in 2001 told his doctor that he would teach him bass fishing after the operation, Wired.com says.
Size
The battery pack that attaches to the artificial implanted heart makes living convenient and easy, Syncardia.com says. The artificial heart has a comfortable attachment and does not weigh more than 13 lbs. This allows the person to feel better and more human than if he were attached to a large. cumbersome machine.
