The first person to live without a heartbeat

Mr. Craig Lewis, 55, has become the first person in the world to live without a heartbeat. Lewis's natural heart is replaced by a device capable of pumping blood throughout the body.

Craig Lewis suffers from a strange heart disease, causing him to use dialysis machines, respiratory aids and external blood pumps. Without these devices, Lewis could die at any time and even a pacemaker would be useless.

Craig Lewis became the first person in the world to live without a heartbeat.

To help Lewis live a normal life without complicated equipment, two doctors Billy Cohn and Bud Frazier, from the Texas Heart Institute (USA), have come up with an unprecedented breakthrough solution. Previously used - A device attached to Lewis's chest to pump blood to replace the heart, without beats.

According to Daily Mail , doctors performed Lewis's cardiac resection surgery before implanting the device that pumped blood into the heart's location. A few days after the surgery, Lewis was able to stand up and talk even though he did not hear the heartbeat.

Lewis's wife was extremely surprised: 'I pressed my ear to his chest to hear, but only saw the buzzing. He has no heartbeat. "

Previously, Dr. Billy Cohn and Bud Frazier tested blood pumping equipment on 50 calves. Within a day after surgery to remove the heart to implant the device, the calves were able to eat, sleep and move as usual.

Doctors see this success as a medical breakthrough, opening up the opportunity to save lives for many heart patients. Currently, thousands of patients around the world - including former US Vice President Dick Cheney - also use ventricular support devices, but these devices also only support a beating heart.